Three safe homes for Covid patients are being set up by the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation in Salt Lake, Kaikhali and Bablatala in Rajarhat.The safe home in Salt Lake will be housed in the civic body-run Matri Sadan Hospital in EE Block, which also has a vaccination centre. “The hospital has a piped oxygen supply network. At least 50 beds have been earmarked for Covid-19 patients for the time being,” an official of the corporation’s health department said.
The safe house in Kaikhali is being set up in a building adjacent to the Haj House, on VIP Road, where a satellite unit operated by Charnock Hospital with around 300 beds is functional. The official said the building was being converted into a safe home and an oxygen supply line was being installed. “The centre will start with around 50 beds. The bed count will go up in phases,” said Rajarhat-Gopalpur MLA Aditi Munshi, who is coordinating with corporation officials, to set up the safe home.