Palampur: COVID care hospital opens at Paprola

A 100-bed Covid care hospital was opened by the district administration in Rajiv Gandhi Post Graduate Ayurvedic College Complex at Paprola, 20 km from here, today. The hospital will be managed by the doctors of Ayurveda College, Paprola.

The state government has provided necessary infrastructure like beds, oxygen and other equipment needed to run the facility. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur personally inspected this hospital last week and granted financial and administrative approvals on the spot for its early commissioning.

Speaking to mediapersons at Paprola, Dr Vijay Chaudhry, Principal, Rajiv Gandhi PG Medical College, said in the first phase a provision had been made to admit 50 patients. Later, 50 more patients would be admitted. Dr Chaudhry is supervising the management of this Covid Care Hospital along with team of 20 doctors from his college.

Chaudhry said till this evening seven patients had already been admitted to the hospital. He said the first patient, who was in a critical condition, was brought to the hospital early in the morning from Chadhiar. Later, six more patients form different areas of the region reached the hospital.

Dr Chaudhry today personally attended he Covid patients in the ward. He said that he would be available 24 hours and could be called at any time in case of emergency. He said Kangra was the worst-hit district and only 717 persons were tested Covid positive yesterday. The death rate was higher as compared to other districts. Therefore, a team of doctors of Rajiv Gandhi Post Graduate Ayurveda College had come forward to help patients. The Tribune