PGI to get 20 more ventilators

Tribune News Service 

Chandigarh, September 14 

To cope with rush of patients, the PGIMER will soon get 20 more ventilators. 

During a review meeting on Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER, stated that the number of ventilators have now increased to 45 in the institute. “These good quality ventilators from BEL are working fine,” he said, and added that the PGIMER was likely to receive 20 more ventilators from the Central Government. 

He stated that they have 269 Covid patients to Nehru Extension Ward, out of which 82 belong to Chandigarh, 80 to Punjab and 38 to Haryana. 

Dr BS Chavan, Director Principal, GMCH, Sector 32, stated that they were going to start antigen testing shortly. They have already received 2,000 kits for antigen testing from the Administration, he added. 

UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, who presided over the meeting, expressed satisfaction that the vulnerable senior citizens in Chandigarh have mostly followed the guidelines and stayed indoors. He appealed to all residents to maintain self-restraint and not to come out, unless absolutely necessary. The Administrator stated that the onus is now on the residents to keep themselves safe by strictly following Covid protocol. 

Badnore directed for more information, education and communication (IEC) activities for making the citizens aware of the hygienic practices and mask wearing. 

He also directed KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, and Dr G Dewan, Director, Health Services, to ensure that there was regular fogging and spray of water bodies to prevent water-borne diseases.