Covid-19 outbreak: Indian Railways to convert train coaches into isolation wards
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Isolation
Following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, there has been an increased need for facilities to quarantine oneself in - to answer this demand, Indian Railways has found an ingenious solution.
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Train coaches
In a bid to increase the country’s capacity for isolation facilities, the Railways is formulating a plan to turn its train coaches into quarantine hubs.
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Power
Following the nation-wide lockdown, the Indian Railways has suspended trains across the country, meaning the transporter can effectively park coaches in places where there is power and access to a pantry.
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Design
The coaches (which have nine segments, with six berths each) will be divided into sections with space for at least nine patients per coach.
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Food
The Railways plan to convert pantry cars into a mobile kitchen to ensure supply to stations where there are no base kitchens (unlike the Mumbai CST).
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Disinfection
Once the Railways identifies coaches, they will be disinfected and will be made ready for being used as quarantine facilities.