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 COVID care coaches at the Ajni Container Depot in Nagpur. In the national capital, the railways has catered to the full demand of the Delhi government's 75 COVID care coaches with a capacity of 1,200 beds, the national transporter said.

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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 …

Covid-19 | Second ‘oxygen express’ reaches Delhi, third on its way, says Railways
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 | Second ‘oxygen express’ reaches Delhi, third on its way, says Railways

The Hindu  

The Railways on Sunday said Delhi has received its second “oxygen express” with 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen, while a third has left Angul, Odisha, carrying 30.86 tonnes. It said it has so far delivered 1,094 tonnes LMO in 74 tankers across the country, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Telangana. “Nineteen oxygen expresses have already …

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 …

Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 'Oxygen Express' trains to meet short supply
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 in Maharashtra: 'Oxygen Express' trains to meet short supply

India Today  

As Covid-19 cases continue to surge across India, Maharashtra is facing an acute shortage of medical oxygen due to spike in coronavirus cases in the second wave of pandemic. OXYGEN CRISIS IN MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has on several occasions said the state needed all possible help from the central government as it was facing shortage of resources …

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 …

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 …

No Shortage Of PPE Kits, Ventilators in Dedicated Covid-19 Facilities, Said Ashwini Kumar Choubey
4 years, 3 months ago

No Shortage Of PPE Kits, Ventilators in Dedicated Covid-19 Facilities, Said Ashwini Kumar Choubey

News 18  

New Delhi: There are no shortage of personal protective equipment kits and ventilators at dedicated COVID 19 facilities across the country, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey told Rajya Sabha on Sunday. In his written response, Choubey also said India has 15,403 COVID-19 treatment facilities with 15,54,022 isolation beds, 63,758 ICU beds and 2,32,505 oxygen …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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  

With India entering a crucial phase in its fight against the Wuhan Coronavirus, the Indian Railways came up with a remarkably ingenious solution to support the country’s public health system. Follow real-time updates here: https://t.co/hqrexRUZrn pic.twitter.com/SNCxCOhMqR — Hindustan Times March 28, 2020 According to North Central Railway General Manager Rajiv Chaudhary, a train coach at the coaching depot in New …

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 …

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