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J&K: Financial Commissioner reviews preparedness to tackle coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo held a meeting with senior officers of health department and Army authorities form Northern Command to take stock of arrangements put in place for providing treatment to coronavirus (Covid-19) affected patients.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Detailed discussions were held on measures being taken for providing medical facilities to infected persons besides enhancing capacity of hospitals to effectively respond to the pandemic.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The meeting was informed that the Army authorities will help in building 250-bed dedicated Covid facility at Srinagar for which logistics shall be provided by Directorate of Health Services Kashmir.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It was also decided that out of 2 sites identified for building 200-bed Covid facility hospital, Army will help in building one at Jammu for which logistics shall be provided by the Directorate of Health Services Jammu.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Doctors working under Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) would be withdrawn and deployed for Covid hospital duties. The Financial Commissioner directed the concerned to be geared up and take all the necessary measures must for the treatment and containing spread of the contagious diseases.</span><br />

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