20,000 beds for COVID-19 patients in Delhi by next week: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said 20,000 beds, including 250 in ICUs, will be ready for COVID-19 patients in Delhi by next week.

In a series of tweets, he said of 20,000 beds for coronavirus infected people, a 10,000-bed care centre will be operationalised by June 26.

A 1,000-bed full-fledged hospital with 250 ICU beds is being developed and facility, to be manned by armed forces personnel, will be ready in next 10 days, he said.

"Dear Kejriwal ji, It has already been decided in our meeting 3 days back and MHA has assigned work of operating 10,000 bed COVID Care Centre at Radha Swami Beas in Delhi to ITBP. work is in full swing and a large part of facility will be operational by 26th Jun," he said.

Shah said this after Kejriwal wrote to him inviting him to inspect 10,000-bedded centre and requested him for deployment of doctors and nurses from ITBP and Army at Centre.

"I would also like to inform people of Delhi that a 1,000 bed full-fledged hospital with 250 ICU beds is being developed for Covid patients. DRDO and Tata Trust are building facility. Armed forces personnel will man it. This Covid Care centre will be ready in next 10 days," Shah said.

He also said armed forces personnel have been detailed for providing medical care and attention to COVID-19 patients housed in railway coaches in Delhi.

Besides, Home Ministry said in a statement quoting Shah, that armed forces personnel have been detailed for providing medical care and attention to COVID patients housed in Railway coaches in Delhi.

home minister said 8,000 additional beds have already been placed at Delhi government's disposal for making COVID Care Centres, as per requirement.

"With this, around 20,000 beds, including 250 ICU beds, for COVID patients will be available in National Capital by next week," statement said.

Responding to Shah's tweets, Kejriwal thanked him for helping AAP government and Delhiites in se difficult circumstances.

" country's Army, doctors, social organisations, central government and Delhi government - all are working unitedly for Delhi.

"I am sure that we all will beat Corona toger. Thank you for helping Delhi government and people of Delhi in se difficult circumstances," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.