8 luxury hotels in Delhi to function as Quarantine centres on payment basis
In an order released by Health and Family welfare secretary Padmini Singla said patients with mild symptoms or pre-symptomatic cases are allowed to be "home quarantined", and such people will be allowed to quarantine themselves at 8 designated hotels on a payment basis.
New Delhi: Days after five posh hotels of city were attached with Covid-19 hospitals for treatment of Coronavirus patients, 8 more luxury hotels have been turned into quarantine centres.
In an order released by Health and Family welfare secretary Padmini Singla said patients with mild symptoms or pre-symptomatic cases are allowed to be “home quarantined”, and such people will be allowed to quarantine themselves at 8 designated hotels on a payment basis.
These facilities include luxury hotels like Hotel Le Meridien, J W Marriott Hotel, Vivanta by Taj, the order said.
Le Meridien and J W Marriott will charge a tariff of Rs 4,000 plus taxes.
Other hotels like Holiday Inn will charge Rs 3,100 and taxes for single occupancy and Rs 4,000 and taxes for double occupancy, the order said.
5 hotels turn into Covid hospitals
Earlier, the Delhi government had converted 5 luxury hotels into Covid-hospitals. The five hotels are Hotel Crown Plaza (Batra Hospital), Hotel Surya (Indraprastha Apollo Hospital), Hotel Sidhartha (Dr BL Kapur Memorial Hospital), Hotel Jivitesh (Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital) and Hotel Sheraton (Max hospital).
These hotels shall provide regular services, including rooms, food, housekeeping and disinfection, to patients at a price not more than Rs 5,000 for five-star hotels and Rs 4,000 for four-star or three-star hotels per person per day, the order said.