As cases of corona surge, hospitals are being built. On September 10, the Tata Group delivered the keys of its newly built hospital in Kasaragod district, intended to be used for COVID-19 care, to the Kerala government. Tata has kept its promise and completed the construction in five months. It has been 19 days since this development, but the hospital is yet to open its doors to the COVID-19 patients. The much-hyped hospital building in Thekkil village, near Chattanchal of Kasaragod, remains there on the hilltop, still awaiting a start.

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As reported, barring a few staff from the Tata Group who are finishing the documentation works, the entire premises wore a deserted look. The hospital is not a large building but neatly built cabins. These cabin-like structures have rooms with at least four strong iron cots and two air conditioners, separate cupboards for each bed and attached bathrooms for each room. In other divisions, there are cabins for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and ventilator facilities. There are also single rooms for isolation purposes. In total, the hospital, which was built at approximately Rs 60 crore, provides 540 beds.

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All that is required now to start this COVID-19 hospital are the medical infrastructure as well as the medical professionals and other staff. Yes, the health sector in this district has been and is still panting, even as the whole state is focusing on this sector now, and despite the growing number of COVID-19 cases. In fact, the prevailing absence of strong health infrastructure in Kasaragod reared its ugly head with the onset of COVID-19. A total of 3,705 coronavirus cases have been reported in Kasaragod between September 1 and 24.

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