Delhi: Rajiv Gandhi hospital suspends non-COVID providers, earmarked only for coronavirus patients again
Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGGSH) has been again transformed right into a devoted COVID-19 facility amid a large surge in coronavirus instances within the nationwide capital, officers mentioned on Friday.
All non-COVID providers have been suspended until additional orders, they mentioned.
RGSSH is a 650-bed facility in east Delhi and had performed a vital function in combatting the pandemic within the metropolis final yr, when the nationwide capital had witnessed its three waves of the unfold of the virus, the final one being in November.
“We have suspended all non-COVID services as the hospital is now a dedicated COVID facility. The decision was taken late on Wednesday seeing the massive surge in cases. As of now, 200 patients are admitted,” Medical Director, RGSSH, Dr B L Sherwal mentioned.
He mentioned all of the 200 patients are in severe situation and the identical therapy protocol was being adopted as was performed final yr.
“This surge is massive and people really need to be careful and follow all COVID safety measures. We had zero patients on March 5, and now 200. That too in the last few weeks. Most of the patients are elderly,” Sherwal mentioned.
The youthful inhabitants can also be getting affected however a lot of them are in dwelling isolation.
Sherwal added {that a} nurse and a police personnel, who had been on vaccination obligation on the hospital, have been examined constructive for coronavirus, and are beneath dwelling isolation.
The 650-bed RGSSH was declared a coronavirus facility when the pandemic started final yr and in early January was transformed into {a partially} working COVID-19 hospital. Recently, the Delhi authorities had issued an order to order 500 beds at this facility for COVID-19 patients.Â
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