Inside photos of Indian Railways coaches turned into isolation wards for coronavirus patients
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Mar 28, 2020, 16:57 IST
The first prototype is ready and if approved by the Ministry of Railways, it will soon be followed by several others. According to ANI, 10 railway coaches per week will be converted into isolation wards.
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For the isolation ward, the middle berth in a compartment has been removed along with the ladders required to go to the upper berth.
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The bathroom and aisle areas too have been modified.
This is the first time in history that Indian Railways has suspended its trains, they had not stopped even during the World War.