In a unique development in this covid times, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 500-bedded Covid hospital in Jammu to ramp up the healthcare infrastructure to effectively deal with the deadly pandemic.

The hospital would be equipped with ventilators, monitors, in-house pharmacy, diagnostic facility, X-Ray and CT Scan machines. Of the total 500 beds here at Bhagwati Nagar Centre, 125 would be ICU beds, while others would be a set of Covid beds with round-the-clock oxygen facility.

“I am grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for extending all possible assistance to Jammu and Kashmir,” the Lt. Governor said after inaugurating the hospital, adding that “I must congratulate and appreciate Chairman, DRDO, G. Satheesh Reddy and his entire team working round-the-clock to build this well-equipped medical facility in record time.”.

He said, “We all as a society must fight the pandemic together and recalibrate our priorities, giving utmost importance to Covid protocol and vaccination.” “So, I urge every citizen of Jammu and Kashmir to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour for weeks and months to effectively tackle this health crisis,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Lt. Governor went around the various sections of the newly established hospital, including patient’s block, ICU ward, general wards, pharmacy, wherein, he inspected and enquired about the facilities available for the patients.

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