Keeping in view the surge in fresh Corona virus infections, Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Ghanshyam Thori today asked all 19 private level-3 Covid care hospitals to increase their bed capacity by 30 percent with immediate effect.
The deputy commissioner also appointed nodal officers to conduct regular visits to these Covid care hospitals so that their level-3 beds capacity could be increased well in time.
Divulging more, the deputy commissioner said that as many as 50 additional beds have been arranged in level-3 covid care facilities by the nodal officers. He directed all nodal officers to keep visiting these Covid care institutions until their bed capacity was increased. Mr. Thori while presiding over a review meeting, mentioned that the numbers of fresh cases have witnessed a surge in the past few weeks and all of us need to be prepared to tackle this wave efficiently as it was handled during the first wave.
The deputy commissioner further added that the administration had declared these private hospitals as level-3 Covid care institutes, which were extending treatment to Covid-19 patients. These hospitals includes Kidney Hospital Jalandhar, Armaan Hospital, Sarvodaya Hospital, PIMS Jalandhar, SGL Hospital, Johal Hospital, Shrimaan Super Specialty, Capitol Hospital, Patel Hospital, Sacred Hospital, Joshi Hospital, NHS Hospital, Innocent Heart Hospital, Mann Medicity, Ghai Hospital Jalandhar, Cardinova Hospital, Caremax Hospital, New Ruby Hospital, and Sharanjit Hospital. He asked these hospitals to adhere to the government's guidelines for level-3 facilities which mandates for availability of requisite equipment and staff.
Meanwhile, the deputy commissioner asked officials to boost daily sampling to identify clusters where positive cases were being reported at higher rate so that intensified sampling could be launched in such places. Further, he asked officials to ensure maximum contract tracing of a positive person as these steps could play a vital role in keeping case fatality rate (CFR) under check.