MCL creates 112 bed quarantine facility in Odisha

MCL creates 112 bed quarantine facility in Odisha

Sambalpur: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited under Ministry of Coal, is setting up 112 bed quarantine facility to equip Odisha in combating COVID 19.

“Eight independent quarantine cabins with attached washrooms have already been set-up while 20 additional cabins are being prepared at
Nehru Shatabdi Central Hospital (NSCH) Talcher to check the corona virus menace,” said Dr Debashish Gupta, Chief of Medical Services,
MCL. Two air-conditioned quarantine wards with 40 beds each are being set-up in the newly-constructed building of Mahanadi Institute of
Medical Sciences & Research  Talcher as an additional preparatory measure in consultation with District Medical authorities,he added.
Company has also created a 4 bedded quarantine facility at its Central Hospital Ib Valley in Jharsuguda district to support state
administration in the preparatory measures to check the spread the Corona Viral Disease (COVID-19).
 
Awareness and precautions will be a double-edged sword to combat corona virus, is being propagated through various modes of
communication among masses, particularly employees, who are engaged in ensuring the uninterrupted supplies of coal to thermal power stations and other industry. Besides running a “Coronavirus Awareness Campaigns” at offices and residential premises across command area in Odisha, thermal scanner are being put to use while 'social distancing' has been encouraged.

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