Over 6,500 beds available for COVID patients, says Minister
The Hindu
‘Vaccine administered to 4.5 lakh persons in the district’
There are 6,548 beds in Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), King George Hospital (KGH) and Government Hospital for Chest and Communicable Diseases (GHCCD). This apart, there are additional beds in six A category and 33 B category hospitals in the district, Tourism Minister Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao has said. Addressing a media conference after a review meeting with the officials here on Monday evening, the Minister said the hospitals have been categories into A and B categories. The A category hospitals would be fully converted into COVID-19 hospitals, while some of the beds in the B category hospitals would be allocated to meet the needs of COVID patients.
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