India to use some train coaches as coronavirus isolation wards

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CORONAVIRUS | 'Railways will offer clean, sanitised and hygienic surroundings for patients to comfortably recover,' its railways minister says.

| India said on Saturday it was planning to turn some railway coaches into isolation wards for patients with coronavirus, as authorities scramble to prepare the country’s health infrastructure for an expected surge in cases.

Once they get clearance, the plan is for each of India’s railway zones to convert 10 coaches into such wards every week, the company added. Indian Railways has 16 zones, according to its website. India’s home ministry said in a statement on Saturday it was advising states to provide food and shelter to migrants at relief camps alongside highways.Overall, the number of coronavirus cases in South Asia has risen to 2,648, including 39 deaths. Sri Lanka reported its first coronavirus death on Saturday, a 65-year-old diabetic tour guide.

A plane carrying relief assistance and eight doctors from key ally China landed in Islamabad on Saturday, a Pakistani foreign ministry statement said.

 

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There were still traces of Covid19 on DiamondPrincess _17_ days after it was emptied. Good focking luck with those coaches and containment.

According to it is just a waste of money for this 'OVERPREPARATION'.

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