5000-bed COVID-19 Care Centre set up at Radha Soami Satsang Beas in Nagpur

May 12, 2020

Nagpur (Maharashtra), May 12 (ANI): The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), with the help of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) Trust has set up one of the country’s biggest quarantine centre for corona patients at Radha Soami Satsang Beas complex in Fetri village. The 5000-bed COVID-19 Care Centre, which is located 15 km from the city, is going to be used for quarantine facility and screening. It was completed in a span of just 8 days. Manish Soni, PRO of NMC said that this is the biggest quarantine centre in Maharashtra and one of the biggest in India. The Radha Soami Satsang Beas Centres are spacious and well equipped with hygienic kitchens and clean washrooms. Radhaswami Satsang Beas has provided mattresses, potable water and food for the patients. The NMC will provide doctors, health workers, beddings and utensils. Nagpur city, so far, has 35 quarantine centres with a capacity to house 10,000 patients. Maharashtra is the worst affected state in the country by Coronavirus with over 23,000 positive cases. In Nagpur city, 259 positive cases are registered till Tuesday. Radha Soami Satsang Beas, a spiritual organisation with centres across the country, has provided its facilities in fight against the pandemic. It has not only provided its infrastructure for quarantine of suspected Covid-19 patients, but a large number of migrant workers have taken shelter at Radha Soami Satsang Beas centres. The beds are provided to them by keeping social distancing and other guidelines set up by the government. A large number of volunteers associated with Radha Soami Satsang Beas are also engaged in preparing hygienic food for distribution to the poor and other needy people during the crisis.