Delhi to increase Covid Bed facilities in view of second wave

States like Delhi and Maharashtra are reporting a daily surge in the number of Covid cases as people are not following safety protocols properly. But unlike last time, is Delhi prepared to face this second wave of coronavirus?

In the view of these rising Covid-19 cases, Delhi Government’s Health and Family Welfare Department has decided to designate the following number of beds in the hospitals mentioned below, for admitting confirmed/suspected cases of Covid-19:

S. No.	Hospitals	No. of Beds reserved for Covid presently	No. of ICU beds with Ventilator	Total Beds for Covid after Escalation	No. of ICU beds with Ventilator after Escalation
1	LN Hospital	300	50	1000	20
2	RGSS Hospital	500	200	500	200
3	BSA Hospital	50	16	100	30
4	Burari Hospital	320	10	320	30
5	Ambedkar Hospital	200		200	0
6	GTB Hospital	0		500	100
7	DDU Hospital	0		100	30
8	DCB Hospital	0		100	10
9	SGM Hospital	0		20	10
10	ASBG Hospital	0		20	10
11	SRC Hospital	0		50	10
	Total	1370		2910	630

MD/Directors of all the above mentioned hospitals have been directed to upgrade the number of beds indicated against their hospital with immediate effect and logistics required, if any, may be sourced by using powers delegated u/s 50 of Disaster Management Act.

Medically Speaking Team

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