PUNE: Fresh admissions to the College of Engineering Pune jumbo Covid-19 unit have been stopped.
The civic administration has planned to keep the jumbo unit ready in view of the likely third wave.
The maintenance of the facility is a concern for the civic body.
According to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials, 40 patients are under treatment at this facility.
They would be discharged in around a week’s time.
“We will keep the structure as it is for the time being.
The decision to dismantle will be taken after a need assessment.
No new admissions have been given recently,” said Rubal Agarwal, additional commissioner, PMC.
As per the civic officials, the contract for keeping the facility running will last till July.
It was renewed for mitigation of second wave.
In January, the PMC had decided to dismantle the jumbo hospitals.
A committee of experts was formed for the same.
The experts suggested sharing the infrastructure of jumbo hospitals with local civic hospitals.
Even government hospitals in rural areas were to get some equipment and other materials for strengthening health facilities.
But the decision to continue with the facility was taken after the second wave in February.
As per the PMC officials, the civic body has carried out structural audit of the facility to make sure that it can be run.
The facility has 800 beds, with facilities for ventilators and oxygen beds.