The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund Trust will finance two 500-bed COVID-19 makeshift hospitals in Bihar. Announcing the decision on Monday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in a series of tweets said: "PM-CARES Fund Trust has decided to allocate funds for fight against COVID-19 by way of establishment of 500-bed COVID-19 Makeshift Hospitals at Patna and Muzaffarpur, Bihar by DRDO." The 500 bed hospital at Bihta, Patna will be inaugurated today and the 500 bed hospital at Muzaffarpur will be inaugurated very soon. pic.twitter.com/BUDD78qkje August 24, 2020The PMO also said while the 500-bed hospital at Bihta, Patna will be inaugurated today, the 500-bed hospital at Muzaffarpur will also be inaugurated soon. Meanwhile, Bihar has reported 1,227 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's active patients to 24,318.

Source: dna August 24, 2020 10:08 UTC