J&K LG advisor takes stock of GMC Jammu, directs to deploy specialist doctors in control room
Bhatnagar visited the GMC hospital here and took stock of medical facilities given the ongoing pandemic COVID-19, besides inspecting the facilities at the recently established Control Room.;
Jammu: There was no shortage of beds in the Government Medical College (GMC) and its associated hospital in the Jammu region, said Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, the advisor to the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, on Sunday amid a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory.
He assured the people of the Jammu region that the shortage of oxygen has been taken care of and there is no need to panic.
Bhatnagar visited the GMC hospital here and took stock of medical facilities given the ongoing pandemic COVID-19, besides inspecting the facilities at the recently established Control Room, a spokesperson said.
"There is no shortage of beds in GMC and its associated hospitals. Shortage of oxygen has been taken care of and it has been decided that the daily status of vacant beds and other steps taken by the authorities to improve patient care shall be shared with the public," the advisor to the L-G said.
He also assured people that asymptomatic patients being treated at home would be provided with pulse oximeters to monitoring oxygen saturation.
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