Indore: Following the sudden rise in Covid-19 positive cases in the district, divisional commissioner Dr Pawan Sharma and collector Manish Singh reviewed the various preparations on Saturday. To meet the future requirements it was decided to convert certain Green hospitals into dedicated Covid-19 hospitals, including privates ones.
The review meeting was held at Residency, which was attended by Dr Jyoti Bindal, dean of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Dr Amit Malakar from Health Department and various physicians from MYH, MRTB, Aurobindo Hospital and Index Medical College.
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Divisional commissioner Dr Sharma informed that the bed capacity of Covid-19 hospitals in the district will be further increased. In addition to the existing Covid hospitals, other hospitals will also be tapped to treat Covid-19 infected patients also. He informed that an action plan is being prepared in this regard.
The administration fears that there will be a spike in the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the near future and around 11,000 hospital beds would be needed to tackle the rising numbers.
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