150-bed hospital to open in KIA
150-bed hospital to open in KIA
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: May 13, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Group has provided funding to set up COV-AID@BLR, a 150-bed, oxygenated covid treatment centre at the Kempegowda International Airport (
KIA). The facility will be operational May 18 onwards.
COV-AID@BLR is located near the cargo terminals at the
Bengaluru airport and will be equipped to treat
patients with
which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply.
The facility is designed to be an transit oxygen delivery centre, which will provide the much-needed relief and treatment for patients who need
May 12, 2021
A woman taking RT-PCR test at Magadi Road in Bengaluru on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. - Somashekar GRN
A woman taking RT-PCR test at Magadi Road in Bengaluru on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. - Somashekar GRN×
The new facility would be operational from May 18. Fairfax Financial Holdings Group, to bolster the healthcare infrastructure, which has come under pressure due to the second wave of Covid-19 in Bengaluru, has committed $5 million to set up COV-AID@BLR, a 150-bed, oxygenated Covid-19 treatment centre at Bengaluru Airport (BLR Airport).
The facility would be operational on May 18, and the initiative is funded by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiary Fairfax India Holdings Corporation. The Canada-based group has committed $5 million (₹37 crore) to provide Covid-19 relief in India.
Fairfax sets up oxygenated COVID-19 treatment centre at Bengaluru airport
Fairfax sets up oxygenated COVID-19 treatment centre at Bengaluru airport
13 May 2021 | News Scheduled to open on May 18, 2021, the Centre would be equipped with oxygen concentrators, medical equipment, pharmacy, pathology centre, nurses’ station and restrooms
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Group has provided the funding to set up COV-AID@BLR, a 150-bed, oxygenated COVID-19 treatment centre at BLR Airport. The facility would be operational on May 18, 2021.
The Fairfax-led initiative, in partnership with GiveIndia, is part-funded by Kempegowda International Airport Foundation (KIAF) – the foundation of Bangalore International Airport Limited. The initiative will be managed by Fairfax Financial Holdings Group s investee companies – KIAF and Quess Corp Limited.
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