“We have set-up a 50-bed centre that can be scaled up to 100 beds. The centre will soon be operational after inspection by officials. Currently, 40 beds have oxygen facility, for which we have a dedicated pipeline. As a back-up, we have also kept a stock of concentrators. The way the pandemic exploded during the second wave, it would have been difficult for anybody even the government to handle it alone. It’s our little bit of contribution towards society. People who have resources they can avail themselves of the services at private facilities, but there are people who don’t have resources — be it money or connections. People can come here as the facilities are free of cost. Food, medicine, oxygen etc everything is free of cost at the centre,” said Amardeep Singh of United Sikhs, an NGO.
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