In pics: Indian Railways coronavirus COVID-19 isolation ward in non-AC coaches
Indian railways has manufactured a prototype of an isolation ward for treating coronavirus patients by converting non-air-conditioned train coaches. The train coaches have proper sanitized bathrooms, nurse wards, electricity supply and white curtains to ensure safety and hygiene. Each railway zone would manufacture a rake with 10 coaches every week to deal with the ongoing health emergency due to coronavirus.
Indian railways has manufactured a prototype of an isolation ward for treating coronavirus patients by converting non-air-conditioned train coaches. The train coaches have sanitized bathrooms with proper flooring, nurse wards with necessary equipments, electricity points with supply up to 415-volt and white curtains to ensure safety and hygiene.
Each railway zone would manufacture a rake with 10 coaches every week to deal with the ongoing health emergency due to coronavirus. the isolation wards are being prepared at trains having vacant coaches and one coach will have 10 isolated ward each.
The Railways said that if needed three lakhs such isolated wards can be made railways to deal with the ongoing situation in different zones across India.
As of 1 pm IST March 28, 2020, the total number of coronavirus positive case in India is 873 out of which - 775 are active cases, 78 recovered, 19 deaths and 1 migrated patient, according to the health ministry.
The middle berth are being removed, the lower portion of the compartment plugged by plywood in the isolation ward
Bathrooms are properly being sanitized in isolation wards
Railways has provided 220-volt electrical points in each compartment
Isolation ward for treating coronavirus patients by converting non-air-conditioned train coaches
Nurse cabin entrance in isolation ward in non-AC coaches
White Curtains and Nurse cabin are being made in the modified quarantine coaches
Railway zone to manufacture a rake with 10 coaches every week
