‘Remain prepared for hospitalisation of patients’, Odisha govt directs major health facilities amid rising Covid cases

With Odisha witnessing daily Covid cases in double digits for nearly 10 days, the state government has directed its major health facilities to remain prepared for hospitalisation of the patients.
“In view of the increasing number of Covid cases and as per the letter of the secretary of the Health and Family Welfare department, all health facilities have to remain in readiness to manage any Covid cases requiring hospitalisation,” director of Public Health department Niranjan Mishra said in a letter to the directors of Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar and RGH in Rourkela, CDMOs and superintendents of government medical colleges and hospitals on Monday. Mishra, in the letter, issued instructions to be followed by the hospitals for Covid patients.
As per the directions, the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, MKCG in Berhampur, VIMSAR in Burla, and SLNMCH in Koraput have to earmark at least 20 beds for Covid patients with at least two ICU beds.
“All District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and collocated Medical Colleges have to earmark at least 10 beds as isolation Covid facilities with standby beds to increase capacity if required. All prefab newly constructed Covid emergency block to be kept in readiness with all logistics, All CHCs having prefab structure has to earmark six beds in it for Covid cases,” he said in his letter.