Preempting the third wave of Covid, GIMS sets up 100 paediatric beds for Covid infected children
As per various predictions by the Government, 3rd corona wave is inevitable and expected in the month of October/ November 2021 in India as has also seen in Spanish flue pandemic in last century. The first wave of the virus attacked the elderly, in the current second wave, more youth are getting affected and the third wave may adversely affect children < 18 years as they are yet to be inoculated against the COVID-19 infection.
Considering the dire need of the hour, Govt Institute of Medical Sciences(GIMS), Greater Noida is setting up a 100-bedded Pediatric COVID facility (50 beds in Pediatric Intensive care units and 50 isolation beds equipped in the pediatric ward) to ensure delivery of effective health care to the paediatric COVID patients of Gautam buddha Nagar and sail through the pandemic safely. The institute has been working round the clock to intensify the preparations to protect children from deadly coronavirus. It has analysed the existing gap in various resources of equipment and trained personnel. The equipments for pediatric facility are being procured and requirement for manpower (paediatrician, Residents, nursing staff, is being materialised by the administration by training more staff in the institute. Very Soon, set up of 100 paediatric beds will be functional at GIMS, Greater Noida.
