With the inauguration of Covid Care Center at Haflong on Monday, at least 200 seats for Covid care were made ready to fight corona in Dima Hasao.

The inauguration was done in presence of NCHAC, Secretary, Health, Thai Tsho Daulagupu, Joint Director Health, Dr. Dipali Barman, Superintendent of Hospital, Dr. Kalpana Kemprai, SDMHO, Haflong Civil Hospital, Dr. A.K. Kakoty, other officials, and media persons.

The previous nurses hostel was renovated with NCHAC initiative to make the Covid Care Center as the corona cases are on rise in and around Haflong.  Several home quarantine patients were found serious and were admitted to the hospital.

With the starting of this newly opened covid care center, the Haflong Civil Hospital is now prepared to accommodate 150 numbers of patients at present and has provisions for an increase up to 200 beds, as stated by Secretary Health, T T Daulagupu. He added that apart from the infrastructural preparedness, the primary aim of his team is the prevention of the further spread of the virus in Dima Hasao.

Speaking on the occasion, EM Changsan said the facility has been created on an emergent basis due to increasing active cases in Dima Hasao. He also added that, three numbers of Covid Care Centres have already been started at Langting with 50 beds and 30 beds each in Harangajao and Umrangso. He further added that the council authority is committed to start an intensive care unit (ICU) facility in Haflong Civil Hospital in a short while, work for which is going on with priority basis. He appreciated the front-line workers including Doctors and others doing their best. He said consciousness among the people regarding tests and vaccination is the need of hours. Let us fight unitedly he added.

The covid care centers will cater to those positive patients who are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. Food, medicines, and accommodation will be free of cost and they will be monitored by a team of medical staff.