Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital to be dedicated COVID-19 facility

The decision was taken in view of the current surge in positive cases and the need to increase the number of beds with advanced critical care in Mumbai.

Jaslok Hospital in south Mumbai will now be dedicated COVID-19 hospital, announced Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday. The decision was taken in view of the current surge in positive cases and the need to increase the number of beds with advanced critical care in Mumbai. The civic body has also decided that patients who do not require emergency medical intervention in private hospitals will now be shifted to step-down facilities which will be set up in four or five star hotels, which will be jointly identify by the BMC and private hospitals. According to the guidelines issued by BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal, such step-down facilities can be set up with the active participation of private hospitals as an integral part of these hospitals.