Maharashtra's biggest 5,000-bed 'Covid Centre' coming up in Nagpur

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation is setting up a 5,000-bed capacity 'Covid Care Centre', the state's largest, in the city as part of proactive measure to tackle the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. At present, 500 beds have been made available which can be increased as per requirement.

Nagpur (Maharashtra): With the increasing risk of the coronavirus outbreak, a 5,000-bed capacity 'Covid Care Centre' is being set up in Nagpur, which is being touted as the state's largest.

Already, 500 beds are available for use at the centre, which was set up in a record time of eight days.

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation is setting up the mega centre at the Radha Saomi Satsang premises near Yerla. The trust had come forward and made its premises available considering the grave situation amid the pandemic.

"We have already set up 500 beds and have made provision for 2,500 beds more and if need arises, it can be increased up to 5,000 beds," NMC commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said, who also visited and inspected the new medical facility.

"This arrangement has been made in case the number of patients increases suddenly," he added.

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The Corporation has provided facilities for screening, quarantine, and isolation of patients here. Overall, the centre has been set up in compliance with all the guidelines laid down by the central and state governments.

It is also the largest and fastest-growing 'Covid Care Centre' in the state.

The facility has separate beds and toilets for female and male patients. Each bed is numbered and will remain the same as the patient number. A team of 20 doctors, medical team and other staff will be working for every 100 beds.

All medical arrangements required for isolated patients have been made here. Their temperature tests, blood tests can also be done here.

Mundhe said the new facility would not be needed immediately as currently the number of positive patients was less than 300 in the city.

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"People who are high risk, symptomatic or pre- symptomatic will be taken to COVID-19 care centres," he said.

"Subsequently, these people will be screened and their swabs will be taken for testing. Accordingly, if anyone tests positive, he will be shifted to the isolation ward set up in the COVID-10 care centre here," the IAS officer added.

However, if an individual is asymptomatic then he will stay there, while a symptomatic patient will be shifted to a COVID-19 health centre or COVID-19 hospital, Mundhe informed.

(With inputs from PTI)