Govt adds more ventilators in Kashmir Valley to fight COVID pandemic

In wake of surge in coronavirus cases, the Jammu and Kashmir administration updated the existing healthcare infrastructure of the Union Territory.

Eight more ventilators were added at Government Medical College in Baramulla, the nodal hospital treating patients across North Kashmir.

The procurement of the life saving machines was facilitated some days back by the JandK Medical Supplies Corporation Limited.

Locals laud the administration's initiative to update the healthcare infrastructure to fight the pandemic.

Medical Superintendent of Government Medical College said, "This facility is a landmark now, we will be able to provide high class facilities here.

It was our dream to provide intensive care facility at this level.

As, whenever a patient requires ventilator, either he dies in midway or he does not gets a ventilator in the hospital.

So these things are now getting established here, it is a landmark in itself."