The coronavirus situation is getting grimmer as the number of cases and death count touches a new mark each day in Nagpur. To avoid panic like situation in among the citizens, a covid control room has been set up in district collector’s office to provide necessary information including availability of beds in hospitals to patients.
This control will function 24 hours. The helpline number of this control room is 0712-2562668 and toll free number is 1077.
The coronavirus infected person can seek any information by calling on this helpline number Information of beds available in various hospitals, supply of medical oxygen, ventilator beds, ICU beds and others along with medical oxygen and remdesivir vaccine required for treatment of coronavirus patients in various hospitals will be provided on this helpline number. This helpline number will function 24×7 with necessary
staff. Twelve officers have been appointed so that people can get information 24×7 from this control room. Their days have been decided and will be available in shifts.
All these officers will remain in contact with deputy district collectors and work on decided day and timing.
It has been made mandatory for these officials to work in control room and strict action will be taken in case of any irregularities, said district collector Ravindra Thakare.
