
Cabinet approves adding 6,836 ICU beds in seven govt. hospitals
The Hindu
The beds will be ready within six months, says Kejriwal
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said the Cabinet has approved adding 6,836 ICU beds in seven hospitals at a cost of ₹1,216.72 crore. The beds will be ready in six months, the Minister said. “Almost 7,000 new ICU beds are being added to Delhi government hospitals, which at present have a capacity of 10,000 ICU beds, a 70% increase is being made to this number. The beds will be ready within six months,” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. The extra beds will help in dealing with a possible third wave of COVID-19 and if the wave does not happen then it will act like additional beds for regular treatment, Mr. Kejriwal added.More Related News