Special wards have been opened at Government Medical College Hospital for the treatment of those injured in the heavy rain and wind brought on by cyclonic storm Ockhi.
Wards 22 and observation 16 have been opened at the hospital. More doctors and nuses have been posted to the hospital casualty. Two beds have been kept aside in the intensive care unit for such patients.
The facilities were arranged on the directions of Minister for Health K.K. Shylaja. The Minister will also visit the hospital.
Thirty-five persons are under treatment at Government Medical College Hospital. They include Edmond of Pozhiyoor; Raymond, Johnson, Simon, Joseph, Soosapakiam, Salo, Desidevoos, Delphan, Maria John, Devadas, and Marceline of Poonthura; Jose, Benzier, Clarence, Varghese, Bijudas, Thomas David, and Martin, of Adimalathura; Beatrice of Puthenthope; Varghese of Thengapattanam; Dhanuspar of Kanyakumari; Jagan of Tuticorin; Raju and Wilfred, of Pulluvila; Johnson of Muttam; Titus and Selvaiyyan of Poovar; and Lukose of Kollengode. Poonthura resident Michael is in the critical care unit. Carlos, 65, of Tamil Nadu who was found on the Anchuthengu coast has also been admitted to the hospital. Two males are yet to be identified. Xavier Louis and Christy Silvadasan of Poonthura were dead.
A help desk (ph: 0471 252 8647, 2528300) has been started to provide information on those under treatment at the hospital owing to the impact of the cyclone.
Meanwhile, Subcollector Divya S. Iyer has said that all facilities have been arranged for those affected in hospitals and relief camps. The Subcollector visisted the cyclone-affected areas, relief camps, and those injured.
She said facilities for counselling had been arrranged for those caught up in the impact of the cyclione and those accompanying them.
She said food, medicines and other basic facilities had been arrnaged in all camps after problems were brought to her notice.
One school was functioning as a camp in each village, with over 200 people in some camps, she said.
