Mobile Covid care unit set up to serve remote villages of Mohali
Chandigarh, May 31
The Punjab Government has set up a mobile Covid care unit (MCCU) in partnership with a private hotel chain to serve the remote villages of Mohali, said Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu while flagging off the service in the district today.
Pilot project
- SAS Nagar is the first district in the state to run the unit as a pilot project. If successful, a few more will be rolled out, says the Health Minister
- The mobile unit will be equipped with 20 beds, 10 oxygen concentrators, medical and nursing staff besides medical supplies
Sidhu said the MCCU would be equipped with 20 beds, 10 oxygen concentrators, on-site medical and nursing staff and medical supplies. The SAS Nagar administration will be the first to run the unit in the state. After the success of the pilot project, a few more would be pressed into service, he said.
Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan said the district administration had arranged medical and nursing staff along with supplies and consumables, while Treebo Hotels had set up a mobile base camp with oxygen concentrators. The camp would offer free service, including medication, to rural residents.
“The unit aims at ensuring free quality care for the vulnerable sections. As part of our corporate responsibility, it is our duty to stand by our fellow citizens in these difficult times,” said Puneet Puri, vice president (business development), of the company. — TNS
