Western Command setting up 100-bed COVID hospitals in Punjab ANI | Updated: May 08, 2021 21:02 IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Lt Gen RP Singh, Army Commander Western Command has assured Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh of all possible assistance to help set up COVID facilities in the state.
As per a statement, apart from contributing 108 doctors, 14 Nursing Officers and 205 paramedics in various hospitals set up by DRDO, Western Command is setting up 100-bed COVID Hospitals at Chandigarh, Patiala and Faridabad, which will have the capacity to accommodate 100 mild to moderate symptomatic patients.
This development took place after a virtual meeting where the Chief Minister shared his concerns on the rising trend in the fresh infections especially in the major cities of Punjab and sought assistance in setting up Military COVID Field Hospitals, provisioning of paramedics and tec
May 08, 2021, 19:03 PM IST
Chandigarh: The Western Command of the Army is setting up COVID-19 hospitals in Haryana and Punjab which will accommodate 100 mild to moderate symptomatic patients, a defence statement said on Saturday (May 8).
The hospitals, being set up in Chandigarh, Patiala and Faridabad, are likely to be inaugurated and thrown open for the civil population on May 10, the statement said according to news agency PTI.
Lieutenant General R P Singh, Army Commander, Western Command, said the command is setting up military COVID field hospitals and providing technical and other assistance to paramedics to revive disused oxygen plants in Punjab.