Isolation News

Twenty-two inmates of two jails in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and were moved to isolation wards in the prison complexes

These isolation coaches, which will have around 8,048 beds, will be parked at nine different stations of the national capitalAccording to Union Health Ministry, Delhi so far has recorded as many as 10,7051 Covid-19 cases

The 960 coaches already deployed include 503 coaches in Delhi and 372 in Uttar PradeshEquipped with hand-held showers, mosquito nets, bio-toilets, power sockets, oxygen cylinders and more, the covid-care coaches have it all to keep patients comfortable

The development came after two meetings between the Delhi government and BaijalAn assessment will also be done to check whether adequate facilities like minimum two rooms and a separate toilet exist so that the family members

The Covid Care coaches are being deployed in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya PradeshThe Northern Railways said 317 of the 503 isolation coaches deployed in Delhi will be ready by Wednesday night and the rest by Thursday

The isolation coaches here are among the 960 converted coaches deployed in five different states in an effort to augment medical care facilities for COVID-19 patientsThe isolation coaches here are among the 960 converted coaches deployed in five different states

The Railways has so far deployed 204 isolation coaches in four states. They will work as covid-19 care centresThe Railways’ isolation wards are all non-AC coaches

The coaches have been converted into quarantine facility by the zonal RailwaysThe coaches can be used for very mild cases that can be clinically assigned to the COVID care centres as per guidelines issued by the MoHFW

The lack of visitors has come as a welcome break for solitary animals like tigers and leopards, but the sociable primates are said to be missing the human company

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