Lucknow News: 70 beds reserved in government hospitals, preparations for the new variant of Corona, arrangement of one and a half lakh test kits in the district

Lucknow. To deal with the new variant of Corona (BF.7), the exercise has been intensified in the government hospitals of the capital. 70 beds have been reserved in three major government hospitals to admit the infected. At present, there are 1.5 lakh kits for testing in the district. Apart from this, more test kits and PPE kits have been demanded.

30 beds have been reserved in the old building of the Civil Hospital. CMS Dr. RP Singh said that 10 of these have been kept for isolation. 20 beds are for Kovid patients. The number will be increased if needed. 25 beds have been kept for corona patients in Lokbandhu. This hospital is near the airport. Therefore, if any passenger is found infected, he or she will be isolated here. The hospital has more than three thousand kits for corona tests. There is sufficient stock of medicines, PPE kits, and masks.

CMS Dr. GP Gupta of Balrampur Hospital said that in an emergency, 15 beds have been increased from eight beds and reserved for corona patients. A 28-bed ICU unit is ready for serious patients. They also have ventilators. There are more than three thousand antigen and RT-PCR vials for testing. On the other hand, according to CMO Dr. Manoj Aggarwal, there are 12 thousand test kits and 10 thousand PPE kits in the drug store. On the other hand, according to CMO Dr. Manoj Aggarwal, there are 12 thousand test kits and 10 thousand PPE kits in the drug store. On the other hand, along with the thermal screening of passengers, random sampling also started at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport on Saturday. Entry is being given only after this. An airport spokesperson said that random checking of two percent of the total passengers arriving by international flights has started. No payment will be required for this. The report of the test will be sent to the lab. Told that children below 12 years of age will not be tested for Covid. If symptoms are found, they will be tested under the protocol

(ASHNA)