32 CAPF Hospitals With 1,900 Beds Earmarked To Treat Pandemic Coronavirus Patients

Across India, A total of chain of 32 paramilitary forces hospitals across, having a total capacity of about 1,900 beds, have been taken over by the government for isolation and treatment of COVID-19 affected or coronavirus patients, some officials informed on Wednesday.

This “urgent” decision to utilise the ”composite hospitals” of these forces, also known as the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), was taken after a high-level meeting of the Union home ministry which was also chaired by the secretary of border management.

An order issued by the medical establishment of these forces was reviewed. And it quoted that these hospitals have been designated and earmarked for the “purpose of isolation cum treatment of coronavirus patients as and when they arrive”.

These 32 hospitals are fully operated by armed forces such as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). They have easily located places like Greater Noida, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Jammu, Tekanpur (Gwalior), Dimpaur, Imphal, Nagpur, Silchar, Bhopal, Avadi, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Pune and Bengaluru, among others.-Indian Defence Times