Karnataka Congress leaders who own hospital to reserve 100 beds for patients

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress on Wednesday, April 28 said that the party leaders who own medical colleges and hospitals will reserve 100 beds for covid patients.

Amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic across Karnataka, the state Congress unit will also start a 24/7 dedicated helpline and war room to help people during the Covid-19 crisis.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) D K Shivakumar said that the helpline will come up very soon which will also work as the war room to assist citizens with telemedicine, consultation, counseling, food delivery, sourcing leads for hospital beds, medication, oxygen, and ventilator supply etc.

“We will use our Congress cadres, volunteers, and also leaders at the district, taluk, and village levels to reach out to the people in need,” Shivakumar said.

The opposition party in Karnataka took the decision to set up the war room after directions issued by AICC general secretary Randeep Surjewala.