Mobile hospital rolled out in Thrissur

The district administration has rolled out a mobile hospital for Covid-19 screening. The mobile hospital that is run with the support of an NGO, Peace Valley, will be available till May 20, informed the authorities.

The mobile hospital has facilities that are available at a primary health centre. Two doctors, a nurse, a lab technician, and volunteers are on duty, said Sabith Ummer, Peace Valley, Project Manager.

The mobile hospital will mainly inspect the temperature variation of the people in each area. If anyone is found to have Covid-19 symptoms we will report to the District Medical Officer (DMO) and further action will be taken. We provide the facility in the districts of Idukki and Ernakulam,”

As part of the social distancing protocol, only three people can be inspected inside the mobile hospital at a time.”The doctors are also inspecting lifestyle disease in patients in the tribal and coastal areas and will provide them essential medicines free of cost,” an official said. On Saturday, the mobile hospital was flagged off from the Thrissur collectorate by Local self-government minister A C Moideen in the presence of district collector S Shanavaz. Thrissur city police commissioner R Aditya, Aster DM foundation manager Latheef Kasim, Peace Valley project Manager Sabith Ummer and disaster Management authority member Noushaba Nas also attended the flagging off event. On its maiden trip, the mobile hospital visited Mala.