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COLOMBO (News 1st); President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the COVID-19 Intermediate Treatment Center in Seeduwa improvised by the Sri Lanka Army on Tuesday (18).
It is the first-ever largest COVID-19 Hospital in the country and consists of 03 wards.
The hospital, equipped with all vital health facilities including emergency treatment unit, isolation sections, resuscitation units, ICU and medical stores, was improvised by the Army in less than a week to be in line with the government’s decision to increase the bed-capacity all over the country in the wake of resurgence of the 3rd COVID-19 wave in the country.
It has the capacity to accommodate 1,200 patients at the initial stage after its opening.
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The Defence Ministry has issued an order to the Directorate General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) for the recruitment of 400 retired medical officers of the Army Medical Corps (AMC) and the Short Service Commission (SSC), amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical officer released between 2017 and 2021 are expected to be recruited on a contract basis for a maximum period of 11 months, a Ministry statement said.
The order dated May 08, 2021, stated that a fixed monthly lump sum amount would be admissible by deducting the basic pension from the salary drawn at the time of retirement plus specialist pay wherever applicable. The amount would remain unchanged for the term of the contract and no other allowances would be paid. The medical officers to be recruited are required to be medically fit as per civilian standards.
In the initial phase, the 250-bed ICU wing of this 750-bed Covid facility set up by DRO has become functional from today.
VARANASI: The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) wing of Pandit Rajan Mishra Covid Hospital, the temporary hospital set up by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at the amphitheater ground of Banaras Hindu University started operation on Monday with critical patients from government hospitals being admitted for specialized treatment.
District magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said, “In the initial phase, the 250-bed ICU wing of this 750-bed Covid facility set up by DRO has become functional from today. Patients admitted at SPG divisional hospital, DDU district hospital, LBS government hospital, ESIC, BLW hospital and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital, who needed ICU facilities, were referred to the facility. A list of such patients was finalized and then their shifting was started.”