Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha (file pic/ANI).
JK LG directs medical officers to add 1,050 beds with oxygen support in Kashmir division ANI | Updated: May 06, 2021 08:32 IST
Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 6 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha, in series of meetings with senior doctors, Chief Medical Officers, directed to increase 1,050 beds with oxygen support within a week in Kashmir Division. Increased bed capacity with oxygen will substantially improve health infrastructure, help out patients in the hour of crisis, said Sinha.
The LG also told the officers to ensure trianing, judicious referrals for better patient care management sufficient and availability of Oxygen supply at all health institutions, reads an official statement.
LG directs to increase beds with oxygen support within week in Kashmir Division
LG directs to increase beds with oxygen support within week in Kashmir Division
The Lt Governor said increased bed capacity with oxygen will substantially improve health infrastructure and help outpatients in the hour of crisis.
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The meeting was held amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in J&K
In order to further strengthen Covid-19 facilities, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed the Senior Doctors, Health Officials and CMOs to increase additional 1,050 oxygen beds in the Kashmir division to ensure immediate treatment for the people requiring hospitalization.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha, in series of meetings with senior doctors, Chief Medical Officers, directed to increase 1,050 beds with oxygen support within a week in the Kashmir Division.
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SRINAGAR, May 5: In order to further strengthen COVID-19 facilities, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today directed the senior doctors, Health officials and CMOs to increase additional 1050 oxygen beds in Kashmir division to ensure immediate treatment for the people requiring hospitalization.
He directed that increased bed capacity with oxygen should be ready within a week. It will substantially improve the health infrastructure and help out patients in the hour of crisis, he added.
Sinha was chairing a series of meetings with senior doctors and Chief Medical Officers of Kashmir Division here at Civil Secretariat, in which he reviewed the COVID-19 situation and containment measures put in place to effectively control the spread of Coronavirus.
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