New Delhi:Amidst the COVID19 cases surging and the healthcare system crumbling, the Indian Railways gears up to provide Covid Care Coaches to State Authorities. Presently, a total of 3816 coaches are available for use as Covid Care Coaches and are being deployed as per demand by State Government.
As many as 21 Covid Care Coaches have been deployed at Nandurbar District in Maharashtra and 47 patients admitted in these Covid Care Coaches. Similarly, 50 Covid Care Coaches are at Shakur Basti, 25 are at Anand Vihar, 10 are at Varanasi, 10 are at Bhadohi and 10 Covid Care Coaches are deployed by Indian Railways at Faizabad.
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Indian Railways is making an all-out effort to supplement the health care efforts of the Government of India. Total 5601 train coaches were converted as Covid Care Centers by Indian Railway. Presently, a total of 3816 Coaches is available for use as Covid Care Coaches. The Coaches can be used for very mild cases that can be clinically assigned to the Covid Care centers as per guidelines issued by MoHFW. These covid care coaches is being deployed as per demand by State Government.