With increasing COVID-19 cases in Dimapur, government authorities is racing against time to set-up a COVID hospital.
The Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) in Dimapur has been identified by the District Covid committee for this purpose, reported Nagaland Post.
Agriculture production commissioner (APC) and nodal officer of Dimapur for Covid-19 said that Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) was identified to be converted into a 100-bedded Covid hospital. He added that the institution’s bed capacity would be further increased to 200 or 300 in the near future.
Acknowledging that bed capacities in almost all Covid hospitals in Dimapur were fully occupied, he expressed hope that the 100-bedded Covid hospital too would be ready within the next 10 days.
Later, at a coordination meeting held at DC’s conference hall, the nodal officer had directed the district officials, power, PHE, housing etc. to ensure that the building for the proposed 100-bedded hospital was functional within the time-frame. It was learnt that nine doctors and 18 nurses, pulled in from other districts, will be deputed to man the proposed 100-bedded hospital at the initial stage.