Bhubaneswar, Aug 6 (PTI) Fire officers in Odisha were asked on Thursday to review safety measures at medical facilities where coronavirus patients were undergoing treatment after several people were killed in a blaze at a COVID hospital in Ahmedabad.

Director-General of Fire Services Satyajit Mohanty asked officers to visit the healthcare facilities under their jurisdictions and review the safety measures and deficiencies if any.

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He said that the officers have also been asked to advise the authorities on taking proper measures.

There are 35 dedicated COVID hospitals across the state, besides 6,770 Covid Care Homes.

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Total 67,491 beds have been arranged to provide treatment for coronavirus.

Besides, there are also 1,490 cluster-level temporary medical camps in the state.

The state police have also issued directions for inspection of these facilities.

Eight coronavirus patients died in a fire inside the ICU ward of a private hospital in Ahmedabad city in the early hours of the day.

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