Out of the danger zone, Bengaluru has now started getting new Covid facilities

While the daily death toll in Bengaluru fell below 100 on Tuesday, it is now that the Karnataka government has started inaugurating facilities that were ready to meet the second wave, with an average of 225 people in the city in May. had died. Lack of resources. On Monday, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa re-inaugurated the 150-year-old Epidemic Diseases Hospital – earlier a quarantine center – as a 24-bed ICU facility equipped with ventilators and oxygen storage tanks. He also inaugurated 54 bedded ICU facility and Oxygen Generator at 150 bedded CV Raman General Hospital. New ventilators for the 165-bed Lady Curzon and Boring Hospital were unveiled on Tuesday by Deputy CM Dr CN Ashwathnarayan. State government to upgrade 149 taluk hospitals and 19 district hospitals with modern ICUs and ventilators. 500 crore scheme was also announced. Preparations for opening most of these facilities were made eight months in advance. The officials argued that they were now giving them space. Dr Ansar Ahmed, Medical Superintendent, Epidemic Diseases Hospital, said, “We have prepared the facility to be ready for the third wave, despite the low Covid-19 numbers. We want to see if the ventilator can be converted for pediatric use if needed…” he said. Real estate major Embassy REIT, CloudPhysician, Labornet and Azim Premji Foundation as well as corporates like CII have extended a helping hand. Ashwathnarayana said: “Even if there is a drop in numbers, health facilities need to be kept operational until everyone gets at least one dose of vaccination…” On Tuesday, Bengaluru reported 2,028 new Covid-19 cases and There were 44 deaths. .