PANJIM: The Ministry of Railways, as its contribution to national cause, has initiated conversion of railway coaches into COVID Care Centres to provide additional beds for COVID-19 patients as and when required by State governments across the country. Considering the possibility of increase in cases of COVID-19, Railways have decided to utilise these coaches as COVID Care Centres. These coaches will be used for the cases suspected/confirmed, and categorised into very mild/mild as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website. Separate coaches for suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 are being ensured to avoid cross infection. As per standard operating procedure issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, each person will be assigned in individual cabin. In case, if the situation warrants, upto two confirmed patients will be assigned a cabin. SWR has modified 320 passenger coaches which are above target of 312 coaches, given by Railway Board. These COVID Care Centres meet the requirement of any possible exigency of keeping COVID-19 patients in isolation as and when required by the State government. On SWR route, COVID Care Centres will be placed and available at 14 stations including one at Vasco.