Thread by @maryashakil

Here’s how States in India are preparing for #COVID19outbreak

West Bengal
# A Sports stadium in Howrah converted into quarantine centre.
#100 bed isolation ward set up at Govt-run infectious diseases & beleghata Hosp.
# A 50 bed isolation set up at the RG KAR Medical college.

KARNATAKA
- One hospital in every district dedicated for coronavirus patients.
- 1700 bed public hospital to be converted into a special Hosp.
- Govt has placed an order for 1000 ventilators for Corona patients
- 200 Crore fund towards immediate expenses to contain virus spread.

KERALA
- 5000 cr health package to tackle coronavirus outbreak.
- Govt medical college in Ernakulam to become Kerala’s first coronavirus treatment centre
- Plans to take over empty spaces in Private buildings, private colleges and residential apartments to isolate suspects.

BIHAR my state is least prepared.
- Preparing 500-bed isolation ward in Patna’s IGIMS.
- Village guards(Chowkidars) asked to identity people with symptoms.

MAHARASHTRA
- BMC GETS 89 ISOLATION BEDS AT 10 PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN MUMBAI.
- 7 MORE TESTING LABS TO OPEN RAMPING UP CAPACITY TO 10 LABS.
- ICMR HAS APPROVED 4 PRIVATE TEST LABS IN THE STATE INCLUDING THYROCARE, SUBURBAN DIAGNOSTICS, METROPOLIS HEALTHCARE

GUJARAT

- INFECTION CONTROL HOSPITALS BEING SET UP AT FOUR LOCATIONS - IN AHMEDABAD, SURAT, RAJKOT AND VADODARA.
- A 1,200-BED HOSPITAL IN AHMEDABAD WILL BE EXCLUSIVE
- ADDED ONE MORE TESTING LAB TO ITS EXISTING TWO LABORATORIES WITH A CAPACITY TO TEST 200 SAMPLES IN A DAY.

DELHI
- ARRANGED 768 BEDS IN VARIOUS HOSPITALS FOR CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS.
- 550 ISOLATION BEDS IN DELHI GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS FOR THE TREATMENT OF COVID-19 PATIENTS.
- 6 HOSPITALS COLLECTING SAMPLES FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTS.

UTTAR PRADESH
- 1268 ISOLATION BEDS ARE AVAILABLE IN PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS ACROSS THE STATE.
- 5 LABORATORIES SET UP IN THE STATE WITH THE HELP OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE TESTING OF CORONAVIRUS.
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TAMIL NADU
- 60 CRORE ALLOCATED
- NEWLY-CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS, UNUSED SPACES BEING TURNED INTO ISOLATION WARDS IN CHENNAI
- 3 MAJOR GOV MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITALS IN CHENNAI RAMPING UP ISOLATION WARDS.
- THE STATE HAS A TOTAL OF 2,069 ISOLATION BEDS.

Jharkhand-

Home delivery of rations to most vulnerable across the state

200 isolation beds set up in Ranchi in District hospital& RIMS

All district hospital to have special isolation wards

Over 300 daal bhaat centres operational across all towns to help feed labourers.

Andhra Pradesh

- 2 ambulances exclusively for corona in every district
- A 100 bedded isolation facility in every assembly constituency
- A 200 bedded isolation facility in every district headquarters
- 4 labs across AP for testing samples #coronavirusupdateindia

Telangana-

- Six testing centres availabe in the State (all of them Govt Hospitals.)

- 15000 beds being made available for patients- help being sought from Private hospitals and colleges

- At least 3 separate quarantine Centres being set up in the city

Chhattisgarh

- Hospitals identified for isolation beds getting ready.
- Two months PDS for BPL and one month PDS quota for APL in advance.
- Villagers are identifying people coming from out stations and stopping them to enter the village unless they are getting tested.

Rajasthan

- SMS hospital Jaipur gets 500 bed Isolation unit
- RTDC hotels might be used if needed.
- CM asks DM’s to keep spaces ready for 1,00,000 people for isolation in the state
- 78 Lakh pensioners given pensions of 2 months.

Punjab

- 2500 isolation beds ready in the state. More being added.
- 300 ventilators available
- Group of ministers to take stock and monitor situation.