New Delhi: In order to deal with the rising COVID-19 circumstances, the Delhi authorities on Sunday (April 18) requested the railways to furnish 5,000 beds by deploying COVID-care coaches on the Shakur Basti and the Anand Vihar stations, whereas additionally figuring out different such amenities.
In a letter to Railway Board Chairman Suneet Sharma, Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev apprised Sharma of the dire COVID-19 state of affairs and the dearth of hospital beds within the metropolis.
“In the GNCTD (Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi), as of now, the facilities at government and private hospitals available are getting strained and there is an urgent need for more number of COVID bed facilities to cope up with the ever increasing demand of COVID-19 patients who require admissions in hospitals,” Dev was quoted as saying by PTI.
“I therefore, request you to kindly arrange COVID bed facilities at the Anand Vihar and the Shakur Basti railway stations with full logistical support, requisite medical and paramedical staff and oxygen facilities etc. On an emergent basis,” he added.
He urged the railways to present practically 5000 beds to meet the growing requirement arising out of the sudden spike in coronavirus circumstances. “Further, it could be grateful if the railways identifies extra such amenities up to a stage of 5,000 beds, as was executed final yr, in order to meet the massive demand of beds arising out of an ever growing surge in optimistic circumstances this time within the NCT of Delhi,” he mentioned within the letter dated April 17.
During a televised tackle on Sunday morning, Kejriwal had mentioned that Delhi recorded over 25,000 day by day COVID-19 circumstances and the positivity price mounted to practically 30 per cent within the final 24 hours.
He additional knowledgeable that lower than 100 ICU beds are vacant in Delhi hospitals, and the state of affairs is worsening each second.
(With inputs from PTI)
