NCR HOSPS GEAR UP FOR THIRD COVID-19 WAVE

PRAYAGRAJ: In anticipation of the third wave of Covid-19, the general manager of North Central Railway (NCR), VK Tripathi, has ordered strengthening of the medical infrastructure in Railway hospitals in mission mode.

The GM also reviewed progress of vaccination and infrastructure upgrade in Railway hospitals in a meeting with NCR officials. He stressed upon bettering medical infrastructure, both in terms of men and material. He also emphasised on close monitoring of oxygen express trains as they pass through NCR and instructed that they should not be detained.

Dr Anand Tandon, principal chief medical director informed that NCR’s fight against Covid-19 had got a new momentum with further availability of oxygen concentrators. With the help of NGOs, Jhansi Railway Hospital received 49 more oxygen concentrators on Monday. Likewise, 47 concentrators of 5 litre capacity have been given by NGO ACP Grants while NGO Shilpi has provided two oxygen concentrators of 10-litre capacity each.

DRM-Jhansi, Sandeep Mathur, informed that more such efforts are being made to associate NGOs in the battle against Covid-19.

As a result of the help sought by the GM, 25 oxygen concentrators have been provided by the state government for Central Hospital-Prayagraj. Besides, five oxygen concentrators have been provided by the Railway Board to be used for Railway HospitalAgra. In its bid to further strengthen the infrastructure, one advanced RT-PCR machine has been delivered and installed at Central Hospital-Prayagraj. This is expected to be functional soon and will significantly reduce the time lag between sampling and availability of results as now the hospital will conduct in house single stage RT-PCR tests, the GM was told..