Residential schools, colleges, hostels to serve as COVID-19 care centres in Kalaburagi

Residential schools, colleges, hostels and convention halls spread across Kalaburagi district are to be converted into COVID-19 care centres. The decision was taken in a meeting that Mines and Geology

Residential schools, colleges, hostels and convention halls spread across Kalaburagi district are to be converted into COVID-19 care centres. The decision was taken in a meeting that Mines and Geology Minister and Kalaburagi in-charge Murugesh R. Nirani held with the Deputy Commissioner, the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat, the District Health and Family Welfare Officer and other senior functionaries in the district administration on Wednesday. The move was expected to help people with COVID-19 infection, especially those in rural areas, who are struggling to isolate themselves due to the lack of basic facilities. “People who tested positive for COVID-19 in villages are facing a lot of problems due to the lack of proper sanitation facilities such as dedicated toilets, bathrooms and rooms. Not all households in villages have independent toilets. Infected people sharing rooms and toilets with other family members may lead to further spread of the virus infecting others as well. We can isolate and provide better treatment to rural patients by housing them in residential schools and hostels after converting these facilities into COVID-19 care centres,” Mr. Nirani said in a media note.