Bengaluru: To overcome the shortage of oxygen beds in Bengaluru, BBMP is now converting many of its maternity homes into ‘Transit Oxygen Centres’.
As per a report given in Deccan Herald, Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, BBMP said that these centres will have dedicated triaging rooms and will provide supplemental oxygen to patients until they get beds in the ICU.
Even though the number of cases in Bengaluru is rising per day, the 13 Covid Care Centres set up by the BBMP for treating asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic patients remain largely unoccupied.
As of 5 pm, April 30, the bed occupancy at the CCCs was a dismal 29%. Out of the total 2,100 beds, only 800 have been occupied, the report said. After facing ciricism for ignoring patients who are under home isolation, the BBMP has announced distributing medical kits for them. The Karnataka Drugs Logistics was initially asked to supply the kits but it faced constraints, said Gupta.
