Set up separate pediatric wards at all hospitals to deal with third wave: Uttarakhand CM

To prepare for a possible third wave of Covid-19, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Friday that all district hospitals, CHCs, and PHCs should have separate paediatric wards, as well as adequate oxygen, ICUs, and ventilators.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said there should be separate paediatric wards at all district hospitals, CHCs and PHCs besides adequate oxygen, ICUs and ventilators in the state to deal with a possible third wave of Covid-19. Reviewing the state's preparedness in view of a possible third wave of the pandemic, Dhami said all these arrangements should be in place by the end of July.