Amid the rising cases of coronavirus in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has assured that there is no shortage of beds in hospitals across Delhi. According to the latest data, more than 5000 beds are available, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Earlier, the Delhi government on Monday converted 14 major private hospitals and six government hospitals into dedicated COVID-19 treatment facilities. The action came hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed the state health department to increase the number of beds earmarked for patients with the viral infection.
After Monday's orders, 2,653 beds have been added for COVID-19 treatment in the city, taking the total to at least 14,900 beds.
The 14 private hospitals include - Indraprastha Apollo Sarita Vihar, Max Super Specialty hospitals at Saket and Shalimar Bagh, Holy Family Hospital in Okhla, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Rajinder Nagar, Fortis hospital in Shalimar Bagh, Maharaja Agrasen hospital in Punjabi Bagh, Venkateshwar Hospital in Dwarka, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute in Paschim Vihar, Jaipur Golden Hospital, Rohini, Mata Chanan Devi Hospital in Janakpuri, Pushpawati Singhania Hospital in Saket, Manipal Hospital in Dwarka and Saroj Super Specialty Hospital.
The six government hospitals include - Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital, Burari Hospital, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, and Ambedkar Nagar Hospital.
So far, only two government facilities - Lok Nayak and Guru Teg Bahadur hospitals have been converted to COVID-19 facilities.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also announced a weekend curfew in Delhi to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Breaking all records, India registered its biggest-ever single-day spike with 200,739 fresh cases. With this, India's COVID-19 tally has shot up to 14,074,564 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
India is the second worst-hit nation in terms of total COVID-19 cases. India also witnessed 1,037 fatalities due to covid-19 in a single day. The death toll from the deadly infection stands at 173,152.
