Centralised control room in Kochi abuzz with activity

The facility assists district administration handle surge in COVID cases and allocate beds accordingly

A centralised control room and volunteer-driven software that began to take shape early in the trajectory of the pandemic in Ernakulam district, is now helping the district administration handle the surge in COVID-19 cases and allocate beds. The control room with large data-filled screens and monitors was buzzing with activity on a Sunday when the State is under lockdown and streets are empty. While the control room has only recently catapulted into the limelight, it has been functioning out of the Integrated Command, Control and Communication Centre at the JLN Stadium metro station for nearly a year now. The new addition is the oxygen war room that monitors the availability of oxygen at various hospitals.