Assam Covid-19
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visits Covid facility of govt hospital at late night
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Covid facility of a government hospital at the wee hours of Sunday as a part of 'odd-hour management' process amid the deadly second wave of coronavirus.
Sarma, who earlier this week took oath as Assam's Chief Minister, visited the Guwahati Medical College Hospital at around 2:30 AM on Sunday and took stock of the Covid situation.
In a tweet, he wrote: "Managing critical patients at odd hours is always a challenge. At 2.30 am, I visited GMCH to see how #Covid patients are being given treatment in Emergency Ward at night. I was satisfied with the arrangements. I reiterate my gratitude to doctors & nursing staff for their help."
Managing critical patients at odd hours is always a challenge. At 2.30 am, I visited GMCH to see how #Covid patients are being given treatment in Emergency Ward at night. I was satisfied with the arrangements.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 16, 2021
I reiterate my gratitude to doctors & nursing staff for their help. pic.twitter.com/vPZC3Ac2IO
Speaking to reporters, Sarma said, "We have already discussed odd-hour management where senior doctors have to do duty from 11 pm to 7 am. We have seen that maximum patients died during the night. Some of them came at night time in hospital and after two to three hours the patient died."
Meanwhile, the government has extended curfew timings in the state from 2 pm to 12 pm Sunday onwards.
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