COVID war room opened in Kollam
The Hindu
91% ventilators and 72% ICU beds are occupied in the district
With more than 90% of the ventilators in the district occupied and the possibility of oxygen shortage looming large, the Health Department has opened a war room to streamline treatment facilities. At present all data including available resources, oxygen consumption, number of cylinders and details of plants are being updated while private hospitals who have been sourcing oxygen from outside the district have been asked to get in touch with the COVID-19 control room. “We have given directions to an agency in Kollam to employ more staff to fill cylinders and we have ensured supply to ambulances so that there will not be any issues while shifting patients. Cylinders will be replaced for all emergency cases,and we think we will be able to manage,” said Dr.R.Sandhya, Deputy DMOMore Related News