Amid the raging pandemic in Delhi, the Indian Army has developed COVID facilities on a war footing. Besides delivering substantial healthcare help to veterans and their dependents, Military Hospitals (MIL) are now delivering help to the civil administrations.
Confirming this to TheSpuzz Online, Indian Army mentioned, “With the numbers rising, the Military Hospitals across the country are instructed to assist the Civil Administrations to fight the CoVID-19 global pandemic.”
Operation CO-JEET launched
This operation has been launched to help in making sure mental wellbeing of the men and women and also strengthening healthcare infrastructure and oxygen provide chains. At the facility which is operated by the AFMS (Armed Forces Medical Services) close to Terminal 1, beneath OP CO-JEET, the army, navy and air force personnel are assisting the civilian administration in its fight against the worldwide pandemic to manage the pandemic
Base Hospital Delhi Cantonment (BHDC) catering to personnel & civilians
Whether it is Indian Navy, or the IAF or the Indian Army, all the Military Medical facilities have been instructed to enable the civil administrations across the nation. Beds have been added to the current numbers.
The BHDC has been converted into a Covid hospital with extensive arrangements for delivering crucial care to the patients. With the second wave, BHDC had catered for 340 COVID beds of which just 250 beds had been oxygenated.
Despite the beds becoming filled to their capacity, patients more than and above this capacity are becoming treated at the Trauma Centre soon after acquiring their consent that they had been prepared to wait for beds. On priority basis, the program was activated to expand the capacity to 650 COVID beds and out of these 450 beds have been oxygenated by April 30, 2021. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as well has more beds – from 12 to now 35. By the second week of June this year, there are plans to expand the current capacity to 900 oxygenated beds.
The Indian Army, in an additional initiative has launched a COVID tele-consultancy & Information Management Cell. The cell which is beneath a senior officer is functioning 24 x 7 and is providing healthcare suggestions and info about admitted patients with due sensitivity. And, on an typical, 1200-1300 calls are handled by this cell.
What are the functions of this cell?
These contain: Telephonic consultation like provision of professional healthcare suggestions Updates with regards to admitted patients to relatives Guidance with regards to bed availability/admissions COVID test reports Coordination of private requests from patients/ relatives and most importantly provide info with regards to COVID vaccination.
Taiwan Delivers Medical Oxygen Concentrators and Cylinders to India
On Sunday, a specific flight from Taiwan carried the 1st batch of 150 oxygen concentrators and 500 oxygen cylinders arrived in New Delhi. Last month on April 27, President Tsai Ing-wen had conveyed solidarity with India and expressed deep concern about India’s predicament. Adding, that “Taiwan stands with India during this difficult time while offering to provide help.”
Material from Germany
120 ventilators (model PrismaVent 50) have currently landed in India and 1 mobile oxygen production and filling plant is right here and 13 German Technical Personnel have come to India for installation and education.
According to sources, a consignment of Remdesivir and monoclonal is coming quickly, and German agency would quickly organize a webinar on virus sequencing with Indian technical group. Also, procurement from private German providers is becoming made – this consists of 24 oxygen transport tanks which are procured from the German enterprise Linde by Tata, and Oil India Corporation Limited is procuring 4 oxygen tanks from German enterprise Albatross.
Medical Supply from France
8 oxygen generators, 28 ventilators, 200 electric syringe pumps, 28 AFNOR/BS Flexible tubes, 500 anti-bacterial filters, 500 machine filters, 500 connected patient circuits, have arrived.
According to sources, the 8 Novair Premium RX 400 Hospital Level Oxygen Generators is capable of delivering yearlong O2 for 250 beds. These world class generators would make 8 hospitals oxygen autonomous for 10+ years.
The relief material was received by the Indian Red Cross Society. Sources have also confirmed that “4 out of 8 hospital-level oxygen generators will be installed in four hospitals based in Delhi. The balance of 4 are going to hospitals which have been identified by the government already.”
Meanwhile … IAF continues to airlift tankers
Overseas: Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs are airlifting 450 Oxygen Cylinders from Brize Norton, UK to Chennai Air base.
According to the IAF, a C-17 Globemaster III flew a continuous sortie of 12 hours from Air Force Station Hindan to Frankfurt, Germany on May 2, 2021.
The aircraft flew out of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport soon after taking 4 empty cryogenic oxygen containers, and has landed back today (May 3, 2021) at Air Force Station Hindon.
Criss-crossing across the nation:
IAF C-17s have airlifted 2 cryogenic oxygen containers from Chandigarh to Bhubaneswar 2 from Jodhpur to Jamnagar 2 from Hindan to Ranchi 2 from Indore to Jamnagar and 2 from Hindan to Bhubaneswar.
It has airlifted 1 cryogenic oxygen container from Hindan to Ranchi 2 from Chandigarh to Ranchi and 2 from Agra to Ranchi.
2 empty cryogenic oxygen containers from Chandigarh to Bhubaneswar have been transported by the IAF.