NFR (Northeast Frontier Railway) COVID Care Centres ready for placement

GUWAHATI: Considering the possibility of increase in cases of COVID-19, a decision was taken by the Ministry of Family & Health Welfare to utilize Railway coaches as COVID Care Centre. These railway coaches will be used for the cases suspected / confirmed, and categorized into very mild/mild.

In NFR (Northeast Frontier Railway) 315 Covid Care Coaches have been made and stations like Katihar, New Jalpaiguri, New Alipurduar, Alipurduar Jn, New Bongaigaon, Rangapara North, Kamakhya, Guwahati, Lumding, Badarpur, New Tinsukia, Rangiya, Silchar, Mariani, Murkongselek, Agartala, New Coochbehar, Siliguri and Dibrugarh have been identified as of now for placement of these coaches as COVID Care Centres.

These special train coaches, after formation are cleaned, and disinfected as per protocol for disinfection of quarantine facilities and made ready for placements at the nominated 215 stations all over India on the request of State/ UT Governments, stated a release.

Railways will make allocation of these coaches to the State/UTs once State/UTs send their requisition through their nodal officer to the nodal officer of Railways. All State Government will map at least one COVID Dedicated Hospital for each train so that patient can be shifted to the hospital in case of emergency. Patients kept in these COVID Care Centres will be observed for their symptoms and clinical condition. In case of change of the symptoms/ clinical conditions, suitable reference to the designated centre/ hospital for further management. The State/ UT Government shall make suitable ambulance arrangement for shifting the patient.

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