Centre To Provide 27,000 PPE Kits, Delhi Is Set To Treat 30,000 Active COVID-19 Cases: Arvind Kejriwal
Mumbai: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday that Delhi is ready to treat 30,000 active COVID-19 patients and the state government is making adequate arrangements to deal with the situation.
Kejriwal said, “We are fully prepared to treat 30,000 active COVID-19 cases in Delhi. We will have 8,000 beds in hospitals. 12,000 hotel rooms will be taken over and around 10,000 patients will be kept in banquet halls and Dharamshala.”
“Most serious patients with heart, liver, cancer, diabetes and those above 50 years of age will be placed in hospitals. Patients under 50 years of age and with minor symptoms will be placed in hotels and hospice with all medical facilities. 8000 beds Designed to treat acute patients.
“Most serious patients with heart, liver, cancer, diabetes and those above 50 years of age will be kept in hospitals. Patients under the age of 50 and with minor symptoms will be kept in hotels and hospice with all medical facilities. Arrangement for 8000 beds will be made for treating serious patients,” he added.
The Chief Minister said that if Delhi has 30,000 active patients, 400 ventilators and 1200 oxygen beds will be required if there are 30,000 active patients in Delhi and arrangements are being made for these as well.
Kejriwal said, “The PPE kit has been calculated. We have received help from the centre and we have placed an order for the kit which we will start receiving from next week. The centre will provide us with 27,000 PPE kits.”
There are a total of 525 COVID-19 positive cases in Delhi so far, the Chief Minister reported.
“We have arranged around 3000 beds for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. LNJP Hospital has been dedicated as a 1500-bed COVID-19 Hospital. In GB Pant Hospital there are 500 beds, dedicated for COVID-19.
Rajeev Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital has 450 beds which are fully dedicated for COVID-19,” Kejriwal said.
“In this way, 2450 beds are with the government sector and 400 beds are in private hospitals which have been declared to treat COV-19 patients. Max Hospital’s E block in Saket has been dedicated for COVID-19 having 318 beds. Apollo has 50 beds, Gangaram Hospital with 42 beds has been dedicated to treating COVID-19 patients,” he added.
There are 2950 beds in total, so if there are 300 COVID-19 patients in Delhi, then the government has beds in hospitals for their treatment.
“If the count crosses 3000, GTB Hospital will be declared a COVID-19 hospital, which has 1500 beds. Similarly if the number increases we plan to handle the hospitals. That way if the cases go up 30,000, we plan accordingly. “Kejriwal
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