R. ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, MARCH 24
The Tamil Nadu government is scaling up medical infrastructure in its fight against coronavirus, with a 350-bed isolation ward at the Multi-super Specialty Government Hospital at Omanthurar Government Estate set to be ready on Wednesday, said Health Minister C Vijayabhaskar on Tuesday.
The facility is coming up at a government hospital developed by the late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in Chennai would be ready by Wednesday, he said in a tweet. The minister inspected the arrangements in person at the hospital on Tuesday.
#Infrastructure: #TNHealth is scaling up additional facilities. I personally inspected the site.A 350 bedded isolation ward will be ready tomorrow at #Tamilnadu Govt MultiSuper Speciality hospital to accommodate more patients,if required. @CMOTamilNadu @MoHFW_INDIA #Vijayabaskar pic.twitter.com/ACyMpjo1A2
— Dr.C.Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) March 24, 2020
#Infrastructure:#TNHealth is scaling up additional facilities… a 350-bed isolation ward will be ready by tomorrow at Tamil Nadu Govt Multisuper Speciality Hospital to accommodate more patients, if required,” he said.
Tamil Nadu has reported a total of 12 positive cases of the virus so far, including a 45 year-old man who has since been discharged following treatment.
In a seperate tweet, he said the city-based Apollo Hospitals has informed the goverment about its preparedness to treat coronavirus patients at a 100-bed facility. The Centre has also approved a COVID19 testing lab at Apollo, he added.