Guwahati, the pivot of the health care of Assam, has just 25 beds of Coronavirus patients. This information was given by the health department and if the virus has to break out for the negligence of people then it would be impossible to stop.
The health authorities are extremely angry at the casualness of the ordinary people as throughout Assam people came out in groups after 5 p.m as if they had won the World Cup.
It is noteworthy that the healthauthorities of both Kamrup and Kamrup Metro districts have joined hands to dealwith any possible medical emergency.
At present, both the districtshave prepared 250 isolation beds at the Sonapur District Civil Hospital,Central Hospital of Northeast Frontier Railway, Guwahati Refinery Hospital andSingimari Model Hospital at Hajo.
Quarantine beds will also bearranged at ESIC Model Hospital and Red Cross Hospital, the health officialsaid.
Twelve beds were also kept asideat the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital for isolation of COVID-19 patients.
Moreover, the Health Department has also arranged three to four beds in every private hospital located in and around the city for this purpose.
"For isolation, we have around 75beds. We will even requisition hotel rooms if the need arises. Currently, wehave 500 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits in stock," he said.
According to the official, if thedisease spreads in the city then there may be a shortage of PPE kits, whichwould pose a challenge to the health workers. The problem may arise as most ofthe states where PPE kits are manufactured are now under lockdown.
"We may also face a shortage of sanitisers and masks as demands of these items have soared manifold globally. At present, we are managing with old stocks. Hope new stocks will arrive soon," he added.
Around 15 persons are underquarantine in the city but no positive case has been detected yet. There is apossibility of detection of positive cases as a few special trains will arrivehere from different parts of the country in the next few days.
"The situation may become morecomplex than we could imagine. Despite our best efforts, we may have someinadequacies, which would be known only after we receive the first positivecase. We may face challenges in quarantining persons showing COVID-19 symptomsif their number increases rapidly," he said.
