BOEING PLANS 200-BED COVID HOSPITAL IN GORAKHPUR

GORAKHPUR: Multinational aerospace company Boeing will set up a 200-bed dedicated Covid hospital on the premises of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Gorakhpur, a state government official said on Sunday.

In addition, the state government will establish a 250bed Covid hospital on the premises of Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College, also in Gorakhpur, the official added.

Boeing had submitted a proposal to set up the hospital which would have an intensive care unit (ICU), he said.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will visit the Gorakhpur AIIMS to inspect the construction of the Covid hospital, he said.

For his part, Adityanath inspected the sports college premises in Gorakhpur on Sunday evening.

He directed officials to set up the 250-bed Covid hospital equipped with all the facilities and make it operational soon.

Additional chief secretary (information) Navneet Sehgal said the chief minister will hold review meetings in Gorakhpur on Monday morning.

He will visit Ayodhya to review the facilities for the Covid patients.

He will also visit the rural areas of Ayodhya to take stock of the track, test and treat drive launched by the state government.