100 ICU beds, an oxygen generator unit to be set up in Bengaluru: Sudhakar

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Saturday that 100 ICU beds are being set up in Bengaluru through a corporate social responsibility initiative.

Out of which 77 will be at CV Raman General Hospital and the rest at Epidemic Disease Hospital. A 1,000 litre/min oxygen generator unit will also be installed at CV Raman General Hospital, he added.

Sudhakar said that as the cases are decreasing, the demand for beds has also reduced. However, the government will continue to ramp up the infrastructure to ensure preparedness for future waves.

Chief Minister of Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa will inaugurate the ICUs and oxygen generator unit on Monday, June 7.