<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya today chaired a review meeting for taking stock of the preparedness of Port hospitals in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19. Chairpersons of all the Major Ports apprised the status of hospitals for the dedicated COVID care management in the meeting. Currently, 12 Major Ports are operating nine hospitals dedicatedly for COVID care across the country. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Visakhapatnam Port Trust, Kolkata Port Trust, Mumbai Port Trust, Mormugao Port Trust, Chennai Port Trust, Mumbai Port Trust, JN Port Trust and Deendayal Port Trust are operating these hospitals, with total capacity of 422 isolations beds, 305 oxygen supported beds, 28 ICU beds and ventilators to provide care to COVID-19 patients.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Mandaviya directed all Chairpersons of Major Ports to ramp up their capacity and facilities by utilizing CSR funds and make them operational as fast as possible in the coming days. He also reiterated the Chairpersons to personally monitor the Medical Oxygen related cargo for swift and efficient handling of it at all Major Ports. The Minister said, the government will leave no stone unturned to fight back this pandemic with continuous and united efforts of all Major Ports.</span><br />''  <br />