Ratan Lal Nath
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Tripura minister Ratan Lal Nath on Sunday said that the state government has prepared 70 beds for COVID-19 patients in two hospitals in the state.

Although Tripura had reported only two COVID-19 cases so far, the minister said that the state government doesnโ€™t want to take any risk and has made good preparations to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

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โ€œWe have made accommodation arrangements for 70 patients in Agartala,โ€ Nath said.

Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) has been equipped with 40 beds and Indira Gandhi Medical (IGM) Hospital has been equipped with 30 beds, he said.

The 30-bedded COVID-19 health centre has been set up at the Nursing Training Institute (NTI) of the IGM hospital.

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Tripuraโ€™s first COVID-19 positive patient was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday afternoon after her recovery.

The second patient, who tested positive for COVID-19 on April 10, is a 32-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh.

The infected man, who is a is a Tripura State Rifles (TSF) jawan,  travelled along with Tripuraโ€™s first COVID19 positive case in train.