According to sources, a COVID-19 hospital will be set up in Ambernath for children in order to tackle the impending third wave of the coronavirus, which poses a greater risk for young children.
Moreover, the Ambernath Municipality has decided to set up a 250-bed children's hospital at the competitive examination centre in the eastern part of Ambernath. The municipality has also started preparations for the same. In addition, the process of procuring the equipment required for the construction of the hospital has started.
Reports state that the hospital will be set up in a month. Meanwhile, the centre will house children from infants to 16 years. Also, there will be two groups from newborn to age 5 and 6-16. Meanwhile, the hospital will have 50 beds reserved for the intensive care unit. Of these, 40 beds will be reserved for the age group of 6-16 years and 10 beds will be reserved for the children in the age group of 5 years.
On the other hand, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) had earlier decided to set up a special care centre for children at Belapur. As experts state that the possible third wave is likely to impact children between the ages of 1-17, the civic body of Navi Mumbai has appealed to the citizens to take care of their children and remain cautious of any symptoms of the coronavirus. According to sources, the centre in Belapur is touted to have 300 beds for the COVID-19 patients.
Moreover, Municipal Commissioner Abhijeet Bangar interacted with the doctors of the COVID-19 task force as well as the All India Paediatricians Association.
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