JP Nadda Directs Hospitals To Strengthen Swine Flu Preparedness
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NEW DELHI: Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday directed government hospitals to ensure a slew of measures to tackle swine flu (H1N1) including keeping medicines, viral diagnostic kits and N-95 masks.
The minister, who held a meeting with authorities of major hospitals, was informed that in all designated hospitals, beds for H1N1 influenza patients have been tripled compared to last year.
"Number of isolation beds and beds with ventilator are 68 and 40 respectively in Safdarjung Hospital while RML Hospital has 47 isolations beds and 25 beds with ventilator. Lady Hardinge Hospital has designated 25 isolation beds and 14 with ventilator," the minister was informed.
The minister, who held a meeting with authorities of major hospitals, was informed that in all designated hospitals, beds for H1N1 influenza patients have been tripled compared to last year.
"Number of isolation beds and beds with ventilator are 68 and 40 respectively in Safdarjung Hospital while RML Hospital has 47 isolations beds and 25 beds with ventilator. Lady Hardinge Hospital has designated 25 isolation beds and 14 with ventilator," the minister was informed.
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