April 5, 2020 12:37 PM

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J&K Govt planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards, says Financial Commissioner Atal Dulloo

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo yesterday said that government is planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards for patients with coronavirus. This decision was taken after a meeting between Railways department and the Health and Medical Education Department at Jammu in which various modalities were discussed to convert the railway bogeys as isolation wards.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Dullo was informed by the railway authorities that they have identified the bogeys to be converted into isolation facilities and will be stationed at a proper location at an earliest. The health authorities have also asked the railway officials for some modifications to be incorporated in the identified bogeys for enhancing patient safety, which were given due consideration by the railway authorities.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, the Financial Commissioner also held a video conference with the senior army officers from the Northern Command in order to finalize the modalities for establishing makeshift isolation hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir utilizing the services of the army. It was given out that about 100-200 bedded hospital each in Jammu and Kashmir will be established by the army to cater to the possibility of a spike in the coronavirus cases. </span><br />''  <br />

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