Bengal prepares six-point plan to tackle possible Covid surge
Hindustan TimesThe West Bengal government has identified hospitals where Covid-19 patients will be treated as part of a six-point plan to tackle any spike in infections, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday. “While on one hand samples are being sent for genome sequencing at regular intervals to detect the variants, hospitals have been identified in Kolkata and the districts where Covid-19 patients would be treated. “Three state-run hospitals in Kolkata – Infectious Diseases and BG Hospital, Sambhu Nath Pandit Hospital, and MR Bangur Hospital – have been identified where Covid-19 patients would be shifted,” said the official. The district administrations have been directed to identify one hospital in each district where facilities to treat Covid-19 patients may be shifted in case of a sudden spike in cases.