Coronavirus | Railways readying 5000 coaches as isolation wards
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Railways readying 5000 coaches as isolation wards

The Hindu  

The railways have begun work to modify 5,000 passenger coaches into isolation wards, while preparing about 70 of its hospitals as part of measures to deal with any possible exigency related to COVID-19. While the railways have cautioned the 17 zones that they may need to convert a total of 20,000 rail coaches into isolation wards, initially 5,000 coaches would be converted, a railways official said. These coaches would be equipped with basic facilities needed for isolation as per medical guidelines, besides mosquito nets, charging points for mobiles & laptop and space for paramedics. The railways have also given the go-ahead to zonal heads to explore the possibility of hiring doctors and paramedics and also to re-employ retired railway doctors as a temporary measure to meet the increased requirement of medical supervision and assist the authorities in charge of COVID-19 control management in the region.

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No takers for Rs. 4 crore railway coach Covid beds in AP
3 years, 6 months ago

No takers for Rs. 4 crore railway coach Covid beds in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Spending nearly Rs 4 crore in Andhra Pradesh, Railways had equipped 180 of its train bogies with 1,440 Covid-19 isolation beds. There are eight isolation beds in each coach, which Railways made ready at a cost of Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh per bogie. We are still ready to offer these beds to patients if anyone approaches …

Covid-19: Western railway sets up 19 isolation coaches with 304 beds
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Western railway sets up 19 isolation coaches with 304 beds

India Today  

In a bid to address the bed crunch in hospitals amid rising Covid-19 cases, the Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway has deployed 19 isolation coaches with 304 beds in Gujarat. “Thirteen of these coaches, equipped with required medical facilities such as oxygen cylinders have been stationed at the city's Sabarmati railway station, while six coaches are parked at Chandlodiya …

How an IAS officer made a Maharashtra tribal district oxygen-sufficient
3 years, 8 months ago

How an IAS officer made a Maharashtra tribal district oxygen-sufficient

Hindustan Times  

The district collector of a small tribal-inhabited district in Maharashtra saw the deadly second wave of coronavirus disease coming and prepared a series of contingency plan, at a time when the country, including the western state, struggled to meet the logistical challenges that a gasping healthcare system posed. Last September, Dr Rajendra Bharud had anticipated that there the cases could …

Indian Railways deploying 31 COVID care coaches in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra: Piyush Goyal
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways deploying 31 COVID care coaches in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

The railways is deploying 31 COVID care coaches in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and these will have facilities like oxygen cylinders for patients, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. The minister in a tweet said that at the Tehri station in Indore, 320 beds have been arranged by the Railways in 20 COVID care coaches. "Indian Railways will deploy …

Indian Railways prepares 64,000 isolation beds for utilisation by states
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways prepares 64,000 isolation beds for utilisation by states

India TV News  

In the united fight against the Covid, the Ministry of Railways has made nearly 4,000 Covid Care coaches with almost 64,000 beds ready for for use by states. Accordingly, the Railways will deploy the Covid care rake with 11 coaches, comprising of Modified sleepers with each coach capacity to accommodate 16 patients. The coaches will be equipped with the necessary …

Maharashtra: Railways set up 21-coach isolation ward in Nandurbar
3 years, 8 months ago

Maharashtra: Railways set up 21-coach isolation ward in Nandurbar

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Railways have provided a 21-coach isolation ward train for Covid-19 patients in Nandurbar. Till Sunday, 20 patients have been admitted in the isolation train, which is stationed at platform number 3, of Nandurbar railway station. A 24x7 railway control has been set up at Nandurbar to cater to the need of Covid-19 patients admitted in these coaches,” said …

Railways to provide coaches with 800 beds in Delhi's Shakur Basti station for COVID-19 treatment
4 years, 1 month ago

Railways to provide coaches with 800 beds in Delhi's Shakur Basti station for COVID-19 treatment

Firstpost  

As many as 45 doctors and 160 paramedics from the paramilitary forces are in Delhi for deployment at the DRDO hospital and at a COVID care centre in Chhatarpur, the MHA said New Delhi: As many as 45 doctors and 160 paramedics from the paramilitary forces have arrived in Delhi for deployment on COVID-19 duties while the Railways will make …

Railways creates anti-COVID coach to ensure safety of passengers: Details | Watch video
4 years, 2 months ago

Railways creates anti-COVID coach to ensure safety of passengers: Details | Watch video

India TV News  

The Indian Railways is making efforts towards coronavirus-free passenger journey with a number of precautionary installations inside coaches to minimise the spread of the infectious disease. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has tweeted a video showcasing new initiatives taken by the railways towards safety of passengers in the coronavirus times. Railways creates anti-COVID coach: Key takeways Ensuring full passenger safety, …

Not a single patient admitted in Covid care coaches in Maharashtra, reveals RTI
4 years, 2 months ago

Not a single patient admitted in Covid care coaches in Maharashtra, reveals RTI

India Today  

An RTI query has revealed that no Covid patient has been admitted in isolation units made after converting 900 non-AC sleeper coaches in the state. After directive from the railway board in March, Central Railway had set up 482 Covid care coaches at a cost of Rs 3.8 crores and Western Railway transformed 410 coaches for a little over Rs …

Railways isolation coach in Delhi gets first suspected Covid-19 patient
4 years, 6 months ago

Railways isolation coach in Delhi gets first suspected Covid-19 patient

India Today  

The railways modified isolation coaches parked at the Shakur Basti Station here received the first suspected COVID-19 patient on Wednesday, officials said, adding around 15 more are expected to arrive. Around 50 such modified coaches are currently stationed at the Shakur Basti Railway Station's maintenance depot. "First patient arrived at Shakur Basti COVID Care Center of Railways in New Delhi. …

Railways offers over 5,000 non-AC coaches for Covid care
4 years, 6 months ago

Railways offers over 5,000 non-AC coaches for Covid care

India Today  

Driven by the idea to augment country's capability against the novel coronavirus, the Indian Railways has converted 5,231 non air-conditioned coaches into isolation coaches and offered these to be used as Covid Care Centres in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Earlier, the railway authorities had discussed the feasibility of having air-conditioned coaches …

Delhi: Anand Vihar railway station makes space for isolation coaches
4 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Anand Vihar railway station makes space for isolation coaches

India TV News  

The Railways will not run any trains from Anand Vihar station from Monday and all the platforms will be used to deploy isolation coaches for coronavirus patients that the Centre will provide to the Delhi government to overcome the shortage of hospital beds, sources said Sunday. Home Minister Amit Shah earlier Sunday said the Centre would provide 500 railway coaches …

No respite from corona menace as cases near 2 lakh mark
4 years, 7 months ago

No respite from corona menace as cases near 2 lakh mark

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: While Day 1 of Unlock 1 saw more economic activities picking up, there remained palpable fear among people in big cities like Delhi where the number of coronavirus cases have gone up substantially. According to union health ministry update on Tuesday, there were 8,171 new infections and 204 deaths as overall cases went up to 1,98,706. Health experts …

Railways to use 60% of isolation coaches in Shramik Special trains
4 years, 7 months ago

Railways to use 60% of isolation coaches in Shramik Special trains

Live Mint  

The Indian Railways which converted 5,231 coaches into isolation wards for COVID-19 patients has now decided to take back 60% of such coaches to be utilised in the Shramik Special trains for the transportation of the stranded migrant workers. The Railway Board wrote to all zonal railways on May 21 regarding this after the demands for the Shramik Special trains …

Coronavirus Outbreak: As West Bengal catches up on testing, medical community bears the brunt of an ailing healthcare system
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: As West Bengal catches up on testing, medical community bears the brunt of an ailing healthcare system

Firstpost  

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Why are hospitals hotbeds of COVID-19 transmission?
4 years, 8 months ago

Why are hospitals hotbeds of COVID-19 transmission?

The Hindu  

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Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways to run two special trains to ferry Army personnel for border duty, says report
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian Railways to run two special trains to ferry Army personnel for border duty, says report

Firstpost  

The sources said the special trains would be run to meet the operational requirements of the northern and eastern borders during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. New Delhi: Despite its passenger services suspended till 3 May amid the country-wide lockdown, the Indian Railways will be running two special trains this week from Bangalore to ferry army personnel for their border duty, military …

Over 300 rail coaches turn into 2,400 isolation wards
4 years, 9 months ago

Over 300 rail coaches turn into 2,400 isolation wards

India TV News  

As many as 313 coaches in the South Western Railway Zone have been converted into quarantine centres comprising 2,400 isolation wards to combat noval coronavirus, Union Minister of State Suresh Angadi has said. "SWR has already achieved the target of turning 313 coaches into isolation wards, which have a 2,400-bed capacity. In a bid to increase the capacity for isolation …

East Central Railway sets record, converts sleeper coaches into isolation wards in no time
4 years, 9 months ago

East Central Railway sets record, converts sleeper coaches into isolation wards in no time

New Indian Express  

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Indian Railways suspends bookings for 3 private trains till April 30
4 years, 9 months ago

Indian Railways suspends bookings for 3 private trains till April 30

India TV News  

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India coronavirus: Trains are being turned into hospitals as railways close for the first time in 167 years
4 years, 9 months ago

India coronavirus: Trains are being turned into hospitals as railways close for the first time in 167 years

CNN  

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RML’s trauma centre, Safdarjung’s super specialty block converted to COVID-19 isolation wards
4 years, 9 months ago

RML’s trauma centre, Safdarjung’s super specialty block converted to COVID-19 isolation wards

The Hindu  

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Railway coaches to be turned into isolation wards in Mysuru
4 years, 9 months ago

Railway coaches to be turned into isolation wards in Mysuru

Deccan Chronicle  

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Coronavirus: Indian Railways converts train coaches into 'Isolation Wards'
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Indian Railways converts train coaches into 'Isolation Wards'

Op India  

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Coronavirus: Photos show how Indian Railways turns train coaches into isolation ward
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Photos show how Indian Railways turns train coaches into isolation ward

India TV News  

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Coronavirus in India: Army draws up plan to tackle virus crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus in India: Army draws up plan to tackle virus crisis

India Today  

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West Bengal converts state-run hospital in Kolkata into COVID-19 isolation and treatment facility
4 years, 9 months ago

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Firstpost  

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Yogi Adityanath-led UP government to set up coronavirus hospitals in 51 medical colleges
4 years, 9 months ago

Yogi Adityanath-led UP government to set up coronavirus hospitals in 51 medical colleges

India Today  

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Coronavirus | Railways withdraws concessions to discourage travel
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Railways withdraws concessions to discourage travel

The Hindu  

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Coronavirus pandemic: From cancelling trains to increasing platform tickets, Indian Railways goes full throttle to contain outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: From cancelling trains to increasing platform tickets, Indian Railways goes full throttle to contain outbreak

Firstpost  

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3 railway staffers who came in contact with Odisha's 1st Covid-19 patient sent to self-quarantine
4 years, 9 months ago

3 railway staffers who came in contact with Odisha's 1st Covid-19 patient sent to self-quarantine

India Today  

Three railway staffers on board the Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Express, who came in contact with a Covid-19 positive passenger, have been asked to quarantine themselves, a senior official of East Coast Railway said on Tuesday. Odisha's first Covid-19 positive man came in contact with at least 129 people during his journey by train from New Delhi and after his arrival in …

Coronavirus pandemic: India announces ban on passengers coming from UK, EU and Turkey
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: India announces ban on passengers coming from UK, EU and Turkey

India Today  

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Coronavirus: Railways ask passengers of AC coaches to bring personal blankets
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Railways ask passengers of AC coaches to bring personal blankets

India TV News  

Passengers travelling in air-conditioned coaches of Indian railways will now have to carry their own blankets and bed-sheets for a while now, as the railways has decided to withdraw facilities of blankets and curtains keeping in view the ongoing coronavirus threat. The Chief PRO of Northern Railways also confirmed that the Northern division was also following the same and will …

Railway hospitals provided with over 1,000 isolation beds for treating suspected coronavirus cases
4 years, 10 months ago

Railway hospitals provided with over 1,000 isolation beds for treating suspected coronavirus cases

India TV News  

Railway hospitals have been provided with over 1,000 isolation beds for treating suspected coronavirus cases and more than 12,000 beds for quarantining them at different locations, an official statement said on Wednesday. Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav held a meeting via video conference with all general managers to review preparedness and convey priorities and directions, it said. "Railway hospitals …

Buses, metro, hospitals to be disinfected regularly: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Covid-19
4 years, 10 months ago

Buses, metro, hospitals to be disinfected regularly: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Covid-19

India Today  

The Delhi government has ordered DTC and cluster buses, metro and hospitals to be disinfected on a regular basis as a precautionary measure to deal with the novel coronavirus, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said that three cases of coronavirus have been reported in Delhi so far and one case is still under …

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