4000 COVID-19 care coaches with almost 64,000 beds ready for use: Indian Railways
The ministry has also mobilised COVID-19 care coaches for Nagpur, Bhopal, Tihi, near Indore as per demand
With a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in many states of India on a daily basis, the demand for beds for treamtments is also doubling. Given the current situation, many hospitals are running out of beds leading to a delay in the treatment of the patients. The Indian Railways came to the rescue and utilised its railway passanger coaches for carrying out treatments.
Today the ministry of railways said that it has made nearly 4000 COVID-19 care coaches with almost 64,000 beds ready for use by states. At present 169 coaches have been handed over to various states.