This story is from July 26, 2021

Karnataka: Chamarajanagar augments beds, oxygen infrastructure

Chamarajanagar district, where 24 people died allegedly after a Covid-19 hospital ran out of oxygen during the second wave, is leaving no stone unturned in gearing up for a possible third wave of Covid-19 infections.
Karnataka: Chamarajanagar augments beds, oxygen infrastructure
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MYSURU: Chamarajanagar district, where 24 people died allegedly after a Covid-19 hospital ran out of oxygen during the second wave, is leaving no stone unturned in gearing up for a possible third wave of Covid-19 infections.
A 120-bed children care unit has been set up at Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) hospital and 10 beds have been reserved for children at staterun hospitals in Kollegal, Yelandur and Gundlupet to tackle a possible surge.

These units have been equipped with infrastructure such as oxygen and emergency drugs and have been fitted with high flow nasal cannula, CPAP machines and ventilators for children.
The health department has also trained 380 mentors, doctors, paediatricians, nursing and paramedical staff, beside anganwadi and ASHA workers, to treat children. The district administration had roped in experts from Bengaluru-based St John’s Hospital and Mysuru-based JSS Hospital to administer training.
Since mothers will also be allowed to stay with infected children in Covid Care Centres, training has been provided to doctors to take care of them during their stay.
The district administration has also set up nine new oxygen plants in district and taluk-level hospitals to ease oxygen supply.
Plants have been installed at CIMS, and governmentrun hospitals in Kollegal, Yelandur, Ramapur, Gundlupet, Santhemarahalli, Kabballi and Begur community health centres.
Due to a spike in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, the district administration has tightened screening of people arriving from the neighbouring district at Moolehale and Kekkanahalli checkposts.
Dr MC Ravi, district health officer, said all 23 Covid Care Centres opened during the peak of the second wave will remain functional, although only four have patients.
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