New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday inspected a COVID Care Centre on the Ramlila Ground close to GTB hospital. Kejriwal mentioned that by eleventh May, 500 ICU beds shall be prepared to be used right here and close to LNJP on the essential Ramlila Ground too, 500 ICU beds shall be set up in some days. These 1,000 beds are anticipated to scale back the shortage of ICU beds within the metropolis.
The Chief Minister mentioned that the Delhi authorities can be growing the variety of oxygen beds and there shall be no shortage of beds. He additional mentioned that the Delhi authorities is engaged on creating acceptable COVID infrastructure within the Capital and is nicely conscious of the actual risk of a 3rd wave. Delhi’s current infrastructure can manage 30,000 cases per day.
Kejriwal mentioned that town’s vaccine provide is acute, with shares that might final for simply 3-4 days. He appealed to the Centre to ship the required quantity of vaccines to Delhi as quickly as attainable.
CM Kejriwal had tweeted, “500 ICU beds have been constructed in 2 weeks at Ramlila Maidan opp. GTB hospital. Patients will be admitted from tomorrow. My heartfelt gratitude to all the engineers who made it happen in record time.”
Kejriwal mentioned, “We’re at the Ramlila Ground, in front of the GTB Hospital, where we’ve set up a 500-bed ICU Centre within 10 dats. We know how dangerous the second wave has been — which has seen several people being affected, it has seen several deaths, the infection spread on a massive level. There has been a great need for ICU beds. Since Delhi saw a shortage of ICU beds, 500 such beds have been set up here. Only monitors are left to be set up, which too will be made available by tonight. Starting tomorrow, these 500 ICU beds, attached with the GTB Hospital will become functional.”
He additional mentioned, “A similar 500-bed ICU centre will be set up at the Ramlila Maidan in front of LNJP Hospital within 2-3 days. It is hoped that these 1,000 operational ICU beds will meet the needs of Delhi. We are also increasing the number of oxygen beds. By this evening, we are expected to receive 1,000 oxygen cylinders, and in the next 3-4 days we expect additional oxygen cylinders to arrive. We are creating new oxygen beds across the city, and hope that Delhi will no longer see any shortage of beds.”
Kejriwal mentioned, “Oxygen tanks have been installed outside and are to expend 22MT oxygen, which is expected to reduce the scarcity of oxygen.”
On the query of the potential of a 3rd wave, Kejriwal mentioned, “We should certainly prepare for the third wave, for which we will have to further expand our infrastructure. Delhi witnessed a wave in November when 8,500 cases emerged, which we had successfully managed. With this wave, we touched a maximum of 28,000 cases, which brought our entire infrastructure under duress. However, the scale at which we are preparing our infrastructure, and the scale at which we are executing the same, even if 30,000 cases are to come up in the next wave, we are ready to deal with it.”
He mentioned, “I hope the peak has passed, I hope the cases reduce in the coming days but after being in the Government and as the Chief Minister of Delhi, I would not want to give any concessions. From my end, I’d like complete preparations in place, should the cases suddenly begin to increase from tomorrow. Nobody can predict anything about this. If the cases begin to increase, we are prepared and the people need not be worried.”
Kejriwal added, “Delhi is left with vaccines that will last only 3-4 days. Today, we are giving out 1-1.25 lakh doses, and will take it to 3 lakh doses in the next few days. Therefore, if we are to give 3 lakh doses per day, we can give 90 lakh doses in 1 month. We can vaccinate the entire Delhi in the next 3 months. Experts all around the world believe that in the UK, the US, where cases declined, vaccines have played a major role. If we can vaccinate our people on a large scale, then probably we can be saved from the Third Wave.”
The Delhi CM mentioned, “There is a paucity of supply. We have placed orders with the company, but we believe that the Central Government is responsible for allotment because we receive letters from the Central government pertaining to an allotment. It is my humble request to the Central government to give us as many vaccines as possible. This is not a time for politics, but to help everyone by working together.”
