Rajasthan to prepare one lakh isolation beds to fight Covid-19

JAIPUR: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot ordered officials to prepare 1,00,000 isolation beds to meet any emergency, as the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the state rose to 29.

He held a meeting with the Army, Air Force, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Railways and other central agencies on Sunday evening to seek their support to fight the coronavirus disease.

The CM asked officials to identify colleges, hostels, hospitals and hotels for keeping people in isolation. “There is nothing bigger than saving lives and for this, the government will ensure all possible measures by taking all into confidence,” he added.

Gehlot told district collectors to take help of army, paramilitary forces, home guards and civil defence in tackling the crisis.

Each district has been told to prepare quarantine beds. Jaipur district administration was told to prepare 10,000 such beds.

Gehlot said the government has created a fund of ₹25 crore for doctors and paramedical staff engaged in fight against SarsCov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. “Untied fund has been provided to district collectors to face this challenge. Jaipur will get ₹30 lakh, other divisional headquarters ₹20 lakh each and all other districts will be given ₹10 lakh each,” he said.

The state has started ‘Rajasthan Chief Minister Relief Fund Covid-19 Mitigation Fund Account’ to receive help from public for Covid-19. The account bearing number 39233225397 with IFSC Code SBIN0031031 has been opened at State Bank of India’s

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Gehlot requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide relief to tourism and hotel business and other MSME units in the state, and food and social security to the weaker sections of society.

Gehlot said the central govern

Total number of quarantine beds to be kept ready in districts. The CM asked officials to identify colleges, hostels, hospitals and hotels for keeping people in isolation

ment should either give concession in payment of GST to tourism, hotel and other MSME units, or postpone its collection.

He said more than 2.3 million construction labourers, 5,00,000 registered factory workers and around 1,00,000 street vendors in urban areas of the state are facing employment crisis.