The Government of India has directed the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to prepare quarantine facilities with a bed capacity to admit over 5,400 people to deal with cases of coronavirus across the country, officials said on Monday.
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These forces have also been asked to create 75 isolation wards as part of preparations to combat possible large-scale outbreak of the virus.
Officials told PTI that the Union Home Ministry has asked these forces to create a total of 5,440 bed capacity at 37 locations. About 75 isolation wards are also to be created at these locations by these forces, they said.
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The Indo-Tibetan Border Police force, which is already running such a quarantine centre in Delhi’s Chhawla area, has also been asked to prepare training modules for specialist trainers of these forces.
