COVID 19 SER converting some coaches into isolation wards

Kolkata | Friday | 27th March, 2020

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At all SER hospitals, including the Central Hospital at its headquarters at Garden Reach here, isolation wards for treatment of COVID-19 patients have been set up, he said. There are 100 beds set aside for isolation facilities at the SER hospitals, which are being considerably increased to cater to any emergency situation, Ghosh said. Isolation blocks are under preparation at Garden Reach Central Hospital and Ranchi, Kharagpur, Adra and Chakradharpur divisional hospitals. An Eastern Railway source said that isolation units are in place at its central hospital and divisional hospitals. He said that setting up such wards in railway coaches will be of immense help to the people of West Bengal, if such need arises..