In pics: A look at COVID-19 care coaches deployed at Patna Railway Station

SUMMARY

Here's a look at the COVID-19 care coaches that have been placed at the Patna Railway Station.

By Anu Sharma Jul 9, 2020 9:24:51 AM IST (Published)

The Bihar government has requested the Ministry of Railways to deploy 55 COVID-19 care coaches at Patna Railway Station to quarantine suspect COVID-19 patients and provide treatment to those who have tested positive. Here's a look at the COVID-19 care coaches that have been placed at the Patna Railway Station.

Workers mark a boundary as COVID-19 care coaches have been placed at the Patna Railway station..

The floor at the station has been marked to ensure social distance is maintained by patients.

Entry and exit areas have been segregated for movement of patients.

The rakes have been marked as "COVID-19 Isolation coaches".

The addition of 55 COVID-19 care coaches in Patna has taken the total number of such coaches in the state to 828, which have been placed at 36 railway stations.

Various arrangements have been made for patients to bathe within the coaches.

Curtains have been placed as a division between cabins.

Cabins for doctors and nurses have also been provided within the coaches.