The Ministry of Railways is swiftly meeting the State Government’s demand for the facility of Covid Care Coaches during the current raging second spell of the Covid pandemic with its fleet of 4 thousand coaches retrofitted as isolation units with a capacity of 64 thousand beds.

As per currently available data, these facilities are seeing a steady intake registering a cumulative admission of 81 Covid patients and their subsequent discharge of 22 patients. None of the facilities have registered any casualties.

In the National Capital, the Railway has catered to the full demand of Delhi Governments’ demand for 75 Covid Care coaches with a capacity of 1200 beds. 50 coaches are positioned at Shakurbasti and 25 coaches at Anand Vihar stations. Presently, five patients were admitted at Shakurbasti and one patient discharged. In the first Covid wave last year, 857 patients were admitted and discharged at Shakurbasti facility.

In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, the Railway has deployed 20 Isolation Coaches with a capacity of 292 beds. Three patients were admitted and are presently utilising the facility.

In Nandurbar Maharashtra, 24 Isolation Coaches with a capacity of 292 beds have been deployed. This facility has registered 73 admissions till date. Of the 55 patients’ admissions in the current Covid spell, seven patients have been discharged. 4 new admissions were recorded today. The Unit has 326 beds still available for Covid patients.

In Uttar Pradesh, though coaches have not yet been requisitioned by the State Government, ten coaches each are placed at Faizabad, Bhadohi, Varanasi, Bareli and Nazibabad totalling to a capacity of 800 beds. Meanwhile, Indian Railways has deployed 2670 Covid Care Beds at 9 Railway Stations.