Only 22 turn-up at Railway’s isolation coaches in a week | Bhopal News

Bhopal: Lukewarm response has been witnessed for the isolation coaches at platform no-6 of Bhopal railway station. In the past one week, only 22 patients have turned up while the capacity is 320 beds.
District administration had started the facility for Covid patients in the form of train isolation coaches at Nishatpura coach factory with necessary facilities. Bhopal railway handed over the train to district administration on April 24.
ADM Umrao Maravi told TOI that six patients have been discharged after the treatment. “At present 16 patients are there in the isolation coaches,” said Maravi. He added that people will gradually start coming in the future.
Officials said that the low number of patients for isolation coaches might have been because of that several people are still unknown about it. “People will start coming when they feel comfortable. Majority of the people are taking treatment at home or going to hospital,” said an official without quoting his name.
District administration officials have made it clear that the isolation coaches admit only those patients who do not have the facility of being isolated at their homes. “There is no oxygen or ventilator facility in isolation coaches. Any patient who feels that he does not need oxygen and wants to isolate himself can avail the facility,” said Maravi.
Sources said that Bhopal railway division was also planning to put around 20 isolation coaches at Habibganj station. However, that depends on the response of the patients for the existing isolation coaches that have been put at Bhopal railway station. These coaches are equipped with essential medicines and necessary staff, officials said.