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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed the media this afternoon. (File)
New Delhi:
Two thousand beds in private hospitals in Delhi will be available from today for coronavirus of patients, the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, said this afternoon, emphasizing that 117 private hospitals of the city have been told to reserve 20 percent of the beds for those who seek treatment for the highly contagious disease. The national capital, which is the fourth highest coronavirus cases in India, saw a jump of 3,500 new patients in a week, after which the blocking was relaxed for the fourth phase, the prime Minister said, adding that “it is not a matter of concern”.
“Our government Sunday ordered 117 private hospitals in the city to reserve 20 percent of their beds by the coronavirus of patients. Now, more than 2,000 beds are available in the private sector from today,” Arvind Kejriwal, said this afternoon while addressing reporters through video conference.
In a warning to private hospitals, Mr Kejriwal said that coronavirus patients “can not be rejected.” “Two days I came to know that a private hospital had turned away a patient who tested positive for the coronavirus. No hospital can do this. We have sent a show-cause notice. If a patient has a positive result in a hospital, the hospital’s responsibility to arrange for an ambulance and a bed for him,” the 51 years of the Aam Aami Party (AAP) chief said today.
A couple of days ago, a pvt hospital in new Delhi asked the family of the patient to find a COVID bed by themselves. This is a reasonable expectation. We have initiated an action against this hospital in particular
Hospitals should transfer patients to COVID hospitals by their own ambulance. pic.twitter.com/AF2N7XRmzA
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) May 25, 2020
A jump in the COVID-19 to count in the city-state in the last week should not be a “matter of concern”, he added.
“Last week, several relaxations were made. In the last week, 3,500 cases have been registered. However, only 250 hospital beds were occupied. While a jump in the COVID-19 count has been observed, this should not be a cause for concern. I would be concerned in two scenarios – if there is a jump in the number of deaths or if there are more serious cases that can collapse the health care system, which leads to shortage of hospital beds,” Mr Kejriwal said, adding that “the situation (in new Delhi) is under control” in the midst of the fight against the virus.
“I’ve been repeating… coronavirus is here to stay. It’s not going to disappear in a day. We have to learn to live with it,” he repeated to the present day.
Delhi has started the 13,418 cases since the start of the pandemic. Of these, nearly 50 percent of the patients have recovered. The majority of patients are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, Mr Kejriwal said today, stressing that all of 3,314 patients are being treated in the home today.
The city has a total of 4,500 beds, private and state hospitals to combat the outbreak.
“One of the challenges that patients face is finding a hospital bed. We are trying to establish a system that will help to overcome the problem,” he said.
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