New Delhi: With the spurt in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government today announced that five hotels will be converted into makeshift hospitals for Corona patients. The move is aimed at increasing the capacity of Covid hospitals in the city by 1,000 beds.
In the order, the govt has directed District Magistrates to requisition these hotels and give them to the attached hospitals for converting them into expanded Covid-treatment facilities.
The five hotels identified for the purpose are – Hotel Crown Plaza at Okhla Phase-I, Hotel Sheraton at Saket, Hotel Surya at New Friends Colony, Hotel Siddharth at Rajendra Place, Hotel Jivitesh at Pusa Road.
They will be functioning as makeshift hospitals where medical services shall be provided by the attached private hospital with each of them, the Delhi government said in an order.
“The attached private hospital is required to provide sufficient manpower (nurses & doctors) as per norms. Further, the attached hospital is also required to provide oxygen supply, either in the form of oxygen concentrator or oxygen cylinder, in the extended COVID Hospital in case a patient requires oxygen support,” the Delhi government said in its order.
The prices charged by hospitals for providing medical services have also been capped at ₹5,000 per patient per day, including consumables, services of doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and nursing staff, among others.
As per latest govt data, there are more than 16,000 Covid-19 patients in Delhi out of which around 8,500 are currently admitted in hospitals, while 7,500 have recovered.
