Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, Director Health Services Kashmir (DHSK), said on Sunday that the government was well prepared to deal with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kashmir division.
Divulging the details, the Director said that all district and sub-district hospitals in urban as well as in rural areas, besides associated or tertiary care hospitals across Kashmir are well prepared to meet any emergency situation arising due to Covid pandemic.
He said medical oxygen which has been seen as one of the key requirements in case of severe cases in Covid care hospitals has been made available in all such hospitals to meet the demand, “The medical Oxygen plants with a minimum capacity of production of 1000 lpm and at some places 2000 lpm have been installed in all the Covid hospitals in Kashmir,” Dr Rather said, as per an official handout.
He said since oxygen is considered as a lifeline to ensure survival of patients, so no compromise is being made on the production and ensuring the availability of the same in all Covid hospitals.
Talking about the supply position of medicines especially those mostly used in treatment of Coronavirus by the doctors, Dr Rather said that they have enough stocks of medicines available with them which are being supplied to the hospitals as per demand and requirement. He further assured that there is no shortage of such medicines and all treatment protocols of patients are going on smoothly.
