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Updated Apr 15, 2021 | 00:49 IST
In the wake of coronavirus spreading rapidly, to combat the shortage of beds, the West Bengal government added 1000 Covid beds on Tuesday. As the second wave hits the country, to combat the shortage of beds, the West Bengal government added 1000 Covid beds on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI
Kolkata: In the wake of coronavirus spreading rapidly, to combat the shortage of beds, the West Bengal government added 1,000 Covid beds on Tuesday. Earlier the state had reported cases of hospitals denying patients due to lack of beds.
“We have enhanced beds in MR Bangur Hospital, ID Hospital and Medical College Hospital while Calcutta National Medical College and RG Kar Medical College have been added to the existing Covid treatment facility in Kolkata with 50 and 60 beds respectively,” said an official at Swasthya Bhawan as per
The first day of administration of Covaxin, a home-grown vaccine against Covid, in the city had a mixed response no one took the jab at one site, a little over half the targeted number took the shots at a second site and the third crossed the target.
Unlike Covishield, the other Covid vaccine granted emergency approval in India, Covaxin is still undergoing phase III trial and its efficacy data is pending.
At the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, no one could be administered a Covaxin dose, a health department official said. The hospital had sent an open invitation to all its employees who are yet to be vaccinated against Covid to get a Covaxin shot.