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150-bed coronavirus hospital to start in Jalna

Apr 8, 2020, 20:42 IST

PTI

Jalna, Apr 8 () A 150-bed hospital for coronaviruspatients will start functioning in Jalna from Thursday,Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said.

He was speaking to the local media through videoconference on Wednesday.

The hospital will have a 50-bed isolation ward, headded.

It has been provided with 50 ventilators, 2,000Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), two lakh triple layermasks and medicines, the minister added.

Meanwhile, 44 samples of doctors and relatives whocame in contact with a 65-year-old coronavirus patient heretested negative for infection, said resident deputy collectorNivrutti Gaikwad. CORKRK KRK

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