COVID-19: Indian Railways converts non-AC coaches into isolation wards

March 28: The Indian Railways have turned the non-air-conditioned train coaches as an isolation ward for treating coronavirus patients. The Northern Railway on Saturday unveiled a prototype of a non-AC train coach-turned-coronavirus isolation ward.

Once the best practices were finalised in the next few days, each railway zone would manufacture a rake with 10 coaches every week, the national transporter said. These shall enhance the capacity of the nation to cure the patients of COVID-19.

Under the exercise to convert the coaches into isolation wards, the Indian railways has removed the middle berth, all 3 berths removed in front of patient berth. Additionally, all ladders for climbing up the berths have been removed and the bathrooms, aisle areas and other areas have also been modified to prepare Isolation Coach.