India Today impact: ICU, ventilators operationalised in Darbhanga hospital

India Today had on May 18 reported that an ICU ward and 25 ventilators were made available to the Darbhanga hospital last year under the PM Cares Fund but they were non-operational.

A week after India Today TV reported on the non-functioning of ICU ward and ventilators in north Bihar's Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH), the local administration on Monday sprung into action and restarted the setup. ????? ??? ????, ????????? ???? ??? ?????! ?????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ?????! #Bihar #Coronavirus | @rohit_manas?????? @swetasinghAT ?? ??? #10Tak LIVE pic.twitter.com/8TwQuTSUi0 The India Today had on May 18 reported that an ICU ward and 25 ventilators were made available to the Darbhanga hospital last year under the PM Cares Fund but it was non-operational. Talking to India Today TV, DMCH dean Dr Mani Bhushan Sharma said the ICU ward and 25 ventilators were made available to the hospital last year under the PM Cares Fund but it could not be operationalised due to "technical reasons".