New Delhi, March 26: As part of preparations for a long battle against the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways has decided to manufacture ventilators at its factories and turn train coaches into isolation wards for rural and remote area. The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, which made India's first electric train Vande Bharat Express, has been tasked with the duty of manufacturing ventilators, The Indian Express reported.
Coronavirus Outbreak in India: Indian Railways Tasked to Make Ventilators, Non-AC Train Coaches to be Isolation Wards
Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala has been entrusted the responsibility to convert LHB coaches into isolation wards.
In this process, non-AC coaches will be turned into isolation wards. Soon it will be finalised how many patients will be accommodated in such railway coach-cum-isolation ward based on factors such as distance, hygiene, necessary equipment to monitor health, and most importantly, exclusive bathroom usage, the report said.
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