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Western Railways converts Jagjivan Ram Hospital at Mumbai into COVID Hospital

<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, Jagjivan Ram Hospital (JRH) at Mumbai Central, a 361-bedded tertiary care hospital of the Western Railways has been converted into 172-bed COVID Hospital and of the 555 COVID-19 positive patients admitted, 179 patients have cured and discharged after treatment. The Western Railways tweeted that the role of Reserved Police Force (RPF) has been exceptional in screening of staff and passengers, patrolling, train escorting, food distribution, other managing arrangements at the hospital and station for Shramik Special Trains.<br />''<br />''The WR said, the RPF was instrumental in procuring and distributing adequate number of PPE, masks, gloves, hand sanitizers, liquid soap etc. among the staff. Besides this, since the JRH has been taken over by the State Government for treating COVID patients necessary arrangements have been done for accommodation and mess facilities for staff and Railway paramedics performing duties at the hospital.  <br />''<br />''The Maharashtra Police has said in the last 24 hours, 80 Police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 and two deaths have been reported. Total number of positive cases in State Police rise to 1,889 with death toll at 20. Total 1,031 are active cases while 838 personnel have recovered. Meanwhile, the richest Ganesh mandal in Mumbai, the GSB Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Samiti, Wadala has postponed its Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to February 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</span><br />

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