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The Dharwad district administration has set up a COVID-19 war room for facilitating timely, necessary, and updated information to COVID-19 patients and to ensure coordination with hospitals regarding the treatment and availability of medicines.
On Friday, Minister for Large and Medium Industries and district-in charge Jagadish Shettar visited the war room to see its functioning and lauded the district administration for its initiative.
Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil said that the war room would provide information on COVID-19 treatment and bed availability.
Assistant Commissioner of Dharwad Gopalkrishna B., who is supervising the war room functioning, said that at present twelve personnel had been deployed and they would provide information on bed availability, among others.
KIMS gets 570 beds under CSR
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A total of 570 beds have been given to Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Hubballi by various companies and a foundation under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi and Minister for Large and Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar formally handed over the beds to KIMS authorities on Sunday. Under CSR initiative, Swarna Group of Companies, Tata Hitachi, Tata Marcopolo and Deshpande Foundation have donated 570 beds.
Mr. Pralhad Joshi said that the make-shift hospital planned on KIMS premises for COVID-19 patients was being built by Vedanta Group and the 100-bed air-conditioned hospital with 20 ventilators and 10 ICU beds and 70 oxygen beds will be ready in the next 10 days.
‘There is no dearth of oxygen; adequate ventilators, beds available’
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Refilling centres in Dharwad district are supplying oxygen to various towns and cities in North Karnataka, says Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil
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Refilling centres in Dharwad district are supplying oxygen to various towns and cities in North Karnataka, says Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil
Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil has said that there is no dearth of oxygen and hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in Dharwad district and daily, around 40 tonnes of oxygen is being utilised for treatment.
Speaking to presspersons through virtual mode on Monday, Mr. Patil said that while there is a surge in the number of cases of the pandemic, all arrangements have been made and adequate number of ventilators and ICU beds are available.
Don’t misuse helplessness of patients, hospitals told
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Minister Shettar chairs meeting with hospital managements
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Minister Shettar chairs meeting with hospital managements
Minister for Large and Medium Industries and district in-charge Jagadish Shettar has appealed to medical professionals not to misuse the helplessness of COVID-19 positive patients and their family members by exerting pressure on them to pay more than the treatment cost fixed by the government.
Chairing a meeting of management boards of private hospitals and nodal officers appointed to coordinate with private hospitals in Dharwad on Friday, Mr. Shettar said that with a surge in COVID-19 cases several patients were finding it difficult to pay treatment fees in private hospitals and he would appeal to medical professionals to cooperate with the government in breaking the chain of transmission and also in the treatment of the patients.
Administration has taken requisite steps to face any eventuality, says Shettar
COVID-19 positivity rate in Dharwad district is around 11%, which is less when compared to other districts, and even during its peak, it has not crossed 15%, Minister for Large and Medium Industries Minister and district-in-charge Jagadish Shettar has said.
Speaking to presspersons in Dharwad after participating in a video conference with the Chief Minister on Thursday, Mr. Shettar said that the district administration was effectively handling the situation. It had also taken the requisite measures to face the situation in the eventuality of a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Mr. Shettar said that at present, Dharwad district had 3,489 active cases and of them, 2,486 patients were under home isolation. A total of 1,212 patients were admitted to different hospitals in the district and among them, 228 were from other districts, he said.