To help TN government to battle Corona virus, Army and Air Force readied
Posted on: 26/Mar/2020 10:11:42 AM
Soon, TN government would be getting help from Army as well as Air Force personnel to fight Corona virus!!
It must be taken into account that Indian Army and IAF have readied their units to help TN state government. These units could provide quarantine centres and medical personnel to the government, army medical centres for the public and others.
There is a quarantine centre at Tambaram operated by air force station and in the centre passengers most of them transit flyers struck at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and those who had arrived on Air Asia flight are being house is known.
According to a source, the defence ministry had ordered the army and air force to prepare more quarantine centres. It was mentioned by an official that the medical staffs were ready for all the emergencies and could be deployed immediately when the request was made.
For the patients care, the production units have been asked to manufacture materials and the Ordinance Clothing Factory of Avadi has started making masks. It is known that this Avadi based company makes uniforms for the army personnel.
Information is more than one lakh masks have been made and supplied to the army. To safeguard its personnel against Corona virus, Army and Air Force have taken measures and the protective gear is made so that they could be used by the personnel if they are deployed in TN.
Medical facility would be set up by the Air Force as soon as it gets request from the ministry. This was as per an official.
