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used for very mild cases that can be clinically assigned to the Covid Care Centers as per guidelines issued by MoHFW. These coaches are being deployed as per demand by State Governments.
Website link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1713820
IAF airlifting oxygen containers, essential medicines, other medical
equipment in fight against fresh surge in COVID-19 cases
Indian Air Force (IAF) has swung into action by carrying out sorties from various parts of the country to airlift oxygen containers, cylinders, essential medicines, equipment required for setting up and sustaining COVID hospitals and facilities in the fight against fresh surge in COVID-19 cases. The IAF Transport aircraft and helicopters have been pressed into service for carrying out these tasks.
Website link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1713580
IIT Delhi to set up COVID-19 care facility, with support from
doctors staying in campus
The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi) announced that it will set up a COVID-19 care facility for students and staff on its campus, in view of the fact that the city’s medical infrastructure is overburdened by the “unprecedented crisis”. It also sought help from doctors residing on campus to provide consultations.
Website Link:
https://library.iitd.ac.in/sites/default/files/2021-04/News%20Clips%2C%20April%201-30%2C%202021.pdf
IAF airlifts medical equipment to Ladakh to augment COVID-19
testing capacity
In its endeavour to strength the COVID-19 testing facilities at Leh and Kargil in Ladakh Union Territory and promptly acting on the call of Director Health, Ladakh, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu with the help of Air Force, Jammu airlifted high- end machines to Leh and Kargil to augment the existing COVID-19 testing facilities at both the places.
Since the road link from Jammu to Leh is presently closed, in view of upsurge in the COVID cases and burden on testing, CSIR-IIIM and Indian Air Force have jointly managed to
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