(c) First respondent has further contended that to manage the rising number of Covid positive cases, District Administration, Kannur has already proposed setting up facilities named as Covid First Line Treatment Centres (CFTCs). These buildings are situated near to designated Covid Treatment Centre, Anjarakandy, Government Medical College, Pariyaram, and Government Hospital, Kannur. The First Line Treatment Centres identified so far include Government buildings like DIET Building, Kannur, PWD Rest House, Kannur, Sports Hostel, Kannur, and Ayurveda Medical College, Pariyaram. Due to non-availability of more such Government buildings, the administration has also taken over the following private buildings - Malabar Institute of Technology Anjarakandy, Kannur, and IRC, Pariyaram. The District Administration has also identified many buildings in the Taluk Headquarters to be converted as Covid Treatment Centres. In Kannur District, Government owned Hostel buildings are old and are in dilapidated condition. So, those buildings are not fit to be converted as Covid Treatment Centres. The “Z Plus Apartment'' is, therefore, an ideal building to be converted as Covid-19 Line Treatment Centre. If the health condition of any patient deteriorates, she/ he can be moved immediately to District Hospital, as the building is situated very near to Government Headquarters Hospital (50 meters away from Government Hospital). Moreover, we are also facing an acute shortage of Health Staff. If this building is made available for us, it can be managed with the available staff in the District Headquarters Hospital.
