RISING GRAPH OF CORONA CASES
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Private hospitals will face shortage of doctors and nurses in case the curve of COVID-19 infection cases continues to rise in the next 15 days.
The chief Executive officer of Ayursundra Super Specialty Hospital, Manoj Deka told The Sentinel that his hospital is currently treating more than 100 COVID-19 patients, adding that many more patients are on the waiting list. Even though we are using the best symptomatic treatment for all the patients, there is a high risk of doctors and nurses getting infected while taking care of the patients. Going by a conservative estimate there is possibility of 10 out of every 100 nurses getting infected. The load of COVID patients is increasing daily. Under such circumstances, we are apprehensive of facing shortage of doctors and nurses in the coming days, said Deka.
COVID-19 TREATMENT
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The government hospitals are still having adequate beds to treat COVID-19 patients even as the number of infected persons is fast rising in the State s capital city.
Principal-cum-Chief Superintendent of Gauhati Medical College & Hospital (GMCH) Dr Achyut Chandra Baishya told The Sentinel on Monday that around 200 beds, including those with ICU facility, are vacant at his hospital. He said since the GMCH is discharging recovered COVID patients almost every day vacant beds are created quite frequently.
Dr Baishya said the number of vacant beds as of Monday was 100 at Sarusojai COVID centre, 40 to 45 at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital and 50 to 55 at the Government Ayurvedic College at Jalukbari. He said additional beds will be created at Patanjali Yogpeeth at Mirza from Tuesday.