New COVID care centre in Chennai by end of June, additional beds for the patients
Posted on: 24/Jun/2020 10:05:39 AM - No. of views : (3457)
By the end of the month of June, GCC would be opening a new COVID care centre in Ambattur in Chennai to help many patients. There would be an additional 5000 beds available in this new centre.
It is known that Chennai city has been reporting Coronavirus positive cases in four digits now. Tamil Nadu Housing Board Tenement in Ambattur has got 1450 apartments. The new care centre would be coming up in this place. This was as per the Chennai Corporation commissioner Mr. G. Prakash.
He explained that each apartment has got 2 bedrooms and a hall and would house atleast 4 to 5 beds. It is revealed that the 6 tower building would have nearly 4500 to 5000 beds. Those with mild symptoms would be treated in this new centre in Ambattur. It was mentioned that beds were ramped up at Anna University or AU also for Coronavirus patient treatment.
Guindy based AU has given a Centre for Excellence and Silver Jubilee building for housing Covid-19 patients and 1500 beds would be set up in the university. The Chennai Corporation commissioner later threw light on the lack of cluster. Point is due to no cluster there is no influx of patients needing institutional quarantine.
Every day, the discharge rate has been smooth and due to this many beds are available. The point person appointed would sort out the issue regarding the availability of water supply in these care centres. In Chennai, there are now 55 care centres with a total of 17500 beds available for Covid-19 patients.
