<p>Fairfax Financial Holdings Group, the promoters of Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport, has funded in setting up of a 150-bed, oxygenated Covid-19 treatment centre at the airport to bolster the healthcare infrastructure, which will start functioning from May 18, a release said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The initiative is funded by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiary Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, it said.</p>.<p>The Canada-based group has committed $5-million (Rs 37 crore) to provide Covid-19 relief in India, as according to the release.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/shortage-serious-can-t-carry-out-covid-19-vaccination-drive-says-bbmp-984968.html" target="_blank">Shortage serious, can’t carry out Covid-19 vaccination drive, says BBMP </a></strong></p>.<p>The facility, located near the cargo terminals at the Bangalore Airport and is designed to be a transit oxygen delivery centre is equipped to treat patients with mild hypoxia, it said. Mild hypoxia is a medical condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level.</p>.<p>"We are saddened by the current crisis in India resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Fairfax wishes to assist India in traversing this incredibly difficult time and are hopeful that our commitment will provide some relief to India and its health-care system," Prem Watsa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.</p>.<p>The centre would provide much-needed relief and treatment for patients requiring oxygen support until they are able to get admission in a hospital. Besides, the centre would be equipped with a pharmacy, pathology unit, station for nurses, rest rooms and a dining area.</p>.<p>Suitable drinking water facilities and visitor areas are provided. An ambulance would be on standby round-the clock to cater to emergencies, BIAL said.</p>.<p>The Fairfax-led initiative, in partnership with GiveIndia, is part-funded by Kempegowda International Airport Foundation (KIAF), BIAL said, adding the initiative will be managed by Fairfax Financial Holdings Group's investee companies – KIAF and Quess Corp Limited. </p>
<p>Fairfax Financial Holdings Group, the promoters of Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport, has funded in setting up of a 150-bed, oxygenated Covid-19 treatment centre at the airport to bolster the healthcare infrastructure, which will start functioning from May 18, a release said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The initiative is funded by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiary Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, it said.</p>.<p>The Canada-based group has committed $5-million (Rs 37 crore) to provide Covid-19 relief in India, as according to the release.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/shortage-serious-can-t-carry-out-covid-19-vaccination-drive-says-bbmp-984968.html" target="_blank">Shortage serious, can’t carry out Covid-19 vaccination drive, says BBMP </a></strong></p>.<p>The facility, located near the cargo terminals at the Bangalore Airport and is designed to be a transit oxygen delivery centre is equipped to treat patients with mild hypoxia, it said. Mild hypoxia is a medical condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level.</p>.<p>"We are saddened by the current crisis in India resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Fairfax wishes to assist India in traversing this incredibly difficult time and are hopeful that our commitment will provide some relief to India and its health-care system," Prem Watsa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.</p>.<p>The centre would provide much-needed relief and treatment for patients requiring oxygen support until they are able to get admission in a hospital. Besides, the centre would be equipped with a pharmacy, pathology unit, station for nurses, rest rooms and a dining area.</p>.<p>Suitable drinking water facilities and visitor areas are provided. An ambulance would be on standby round-the clock to cater to emergencies, BIAL said.</p>.<p>The Fairfax-led initiative, in partnership with GiveIndia, is part-funded by Kempegowda International Airport Foundation (KIAF), BIAL said, adding the initiative will be managed by Fairfax Financial Holdings Group's investee companies – KIAF and Quess Corp Limited. </p>