The Eden Gardens is all set to house a police quarantine centre. Barely 15 days after the idea was conceived, several cots and fans have made their way inside after the necessary permissions were fast-paced by the Army. A gap of six feet has been kept between beds and a few bio-toilets are likely to be added. The Kolkata Police headquarters are planning to shift quarantined cops to this centre as early as next week.
“The Dumurjala quarantine facility has 120-odd beds for our personnel. But we want to turn this into a 200-bed facility. Small buildings are proving inadequate to function as quarantine centres for the lack of doctors. Many are being forced to stay at home. This is increasing the risk of Covid spreading among family members. We cannot afford to keep quarantined cops at the barracks or homes,” an officer said.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had on March 25 offered the stadium’s indoor facility and the players’ dormitory to the state for use as a temporary medical centre. “We will hand over the facility if the government asks us to,” Ganguly had said. Doctors attached with major city hospitals who are members of the CAB medical committee have offered to help with the quarantine facility.
Source: Times of India
