Covid-19 isolation hospital in Kerala by the Tata Group will be ready soon

Kasargode (Kerala): The state of the art Covid-19 isolation hospital in Kerala's Kasargode, as promised by the Tata Group, is getting ready and will be ready soon, a top district official said on Friday. The Tatas have promised a 500-bed full fledged hospital on a five acre land given by the state government. Being built using CSR funds, District Collector D.Sajith Babu said that this would be finished shortly. The first pre-fabricated unit has already come and each unit can accommodate 5 patients. In all, 128 pre-fabricated units are expected to arrive and would be ready in a matter of two months. The Tata Group had promised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to set up the hospital here, when the state's northernmost district turned out to be a hot spot with numerous Covid-19 positive cases. (IANS)