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Delhi: 10% beds in 3 hospitals for poor corona patients

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The Delhi Government has ordered three private hospitals, including Mool Chand Khairati Lal Hospital, Saroj Super Speciality Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to provide 10 per cent of their beds to Covid-19 patients of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) free of cost.

The order, signed by Delhi health secretary, Padmini Singla, stated, "It has been observed that there has been a surge in number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the last one week in Delhi and resulting in additional demand of beds in the hospitals, isolation wards as well in ICU."

"In view of above and to augment the beds' availability for Covid-19 patients these hospitals are declared Covid hospital," said the order, adding that Sir Ganga Ram hospital is allowed to keep 20 per cent beds for non-Covid patients.

According to the order, Mool Chand Hospital has a total of 140 Covid-19 beds, out of which 126 will be paid and 14 free of cost to EWS, Saroj Hospital has 154 beds in total among which 139 will be paid Covid-19 beds and 15 for EWS and Ganga Ram hospital has a total of 508 beds among which 457 will be paid and EWS will get 51 beds.

The order allowed Ganga Ram Hospital to keep 20 per cent beds for treatment of non-Covid-19 patients.


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