The hospital, which will be built in the style of facilities established through the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in Delhi, will welcome COVID-19 patients in Patna and its adjacent districts, they said.
The DRDO team, accompanied by the magistrate of Patna district, had explored several locations on Sunday, adding close dominance to the Veterinary College and several sites in Bihta, 35 km southwest of the state capital, according to a statement.
DRDO officials visited 4 sites in Muzaffarpur district Saturday to a site for a COVID hospital of similar transitority to space on coronavirus patients in northern Bihar.
They had explored Chakkar Maidan, the Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (MIT), Patahi Airport and the CRPF camp in the district’s Jhapahan for this purpose.
The state recorded 38,919 cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday night. A total of 12,361 cases are active, while another 26,308 people have recovered and 249 patients have died, according to a bulletin from the fitness branch.
This story was published from a firm thread without converting the text. Only the name has been changed.
Click here to read Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram. Join the Livemint channel on your telegram and updated
Log in to our to save your favorites. It’ll only take a moment.
Your query has expired, reconnect.
You are now subscribed to our newsletters. If you can’t find any email from us, check your spam folder.