Mango-based Kerala Public School has become the first school in Jamshedpur to be converted into a Covid care centre equipped with oxygen cylinders.

The school is lying closed for more than a year due to the pandemic.

The 30-bed facility was inaugurated by Banna Gupta, state health minister and MLA from Jamshedpur West constituency, on Sunday evening.

He was accompanied by district civil surgeon A.K. Lal, director of Kerala Public School, Sharad Chandran and special officer of Mango Notified Area Committee, Deepak Sahay.

The newly inaugurated isolation centre also has a staff room and a rest room for nurses. The district health department has provided three doctors and six nurses to the Covid care centre for taking care of Covid positive patients.

"Apart from local patients, the centre will also admit positive patients from other localities. Nurses and doctors will be present at the centre to take care of patients round the clock, "said Gupta.

The minister also announced the launch of a 500-bed hospital in Mango soon. "The hospital will have ventilators and an Intensive Care Unit facility, " added the minister.

East Singhbhum civil surgeon A.K. Lal said the Covid care centre was opened at the school concerned over growing cases of positive cases in the city.

Health department officials said that a similar 30-bed isolation centre for Covid patients was also set-up at the Police Lines in Golmuri.

The facility meant for policemen and their family members was inaugurated by senior SP of East Singhbhum Tamil M. Vanan on Monday.