68 beds earmarked for patients with UK strain

LUCKNOW: Even as all

UK returnees

have tested negative for Covid-19 so far, as a precautionary measure the health department on Wednesday reserved

68 beds

if cases infected with the new strain of novel coronavirus are found in coming days.

Additional CMO Dr Milind Kumar said, "While a 30-bed wing has been created at Era's Lucknow Medical College, 20 beds have been reserved in

Lok Bandhu

hospital and 18 in Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences.”

Meanwhile, test reports of three more

UK

returnees came negative for Covid-19 on Wednesday. With this, all the 117 persons with UK travel history between December 9 and 22 have tested negative, but they have asked to remain in isolation for some days and report if any symptoms appear.


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