Kamrup: COVID-19 care centre to come up in Mirza

Assam health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday visited and inspected a COVID-19 care centre that is under construction in Mirza and will be functional from August 2 onward.

Sarma visited the Palashbari R B HS & MP School playground situated at Sarpara in Mirza under Kamrup district which is being transformed into a COVID care centre. The centre will be able to accommodate 650 coronavirus positive patients.

The minister said, "The covid centre will benefit COVID-19 infected patients from Goalpara, Boko and South Kamrup region".  

Additionally, Sarma assured of COVID-19 vaccine to be available for positive patients in October this year.

COVID care centres (CCCs) have been playing a vital role in our pandemic management by sharing the responsibility of treatment of #COVID patients. Glad to share that a 650-bed CCC shall soon be functional at Mirza. Visited the facility today to review the preparedness #AssamCares pic.twitter.com/vNcmnQmh7q

— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) July 23, 2020