Delhi's 5-star Taj Mansingh to be used as COVID facility; attached to Ganga Ram Hospital

Amid Coronavirus cases increasing at an alarming rate in national capital, Delhi government is converting five-star Taj Mansingh into COVID-19 facility. According to an order issued by Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Chanakyapuri, rooms in luxury Taj Mansingh Hotel in Lutyens' Delhi will be placed at disposal of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) for using it as an attached COVID-19 facility. This comes as Delhi government is preparing to fulfill requirement of 1.5 lakh beds in healthcare facilities in Delhi by July end. 

On May 29, Health Department ordered attaching five hotels -- Hotel Crowne Plaza, Hotel Surya, Hotel Sidhartha, Hotel Jivitesh and Hotel Sheraton - to hospitals as attached dedicated COVID-19 facilities. May 29 order also fixed a tariff for same – Rs 5,000 for five-star hotels and Rs 4,000 for four-star hotels. 

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Tuesday visited Surya Hotel in New Friends Colony in souast Delhi, ar dedicated COVID-19 facility that has been attached to Holy Family Hospital, to review arrangements. Following inspection, Kejriwal said Surya Hotel will become operational with 120 beds in next 2-3 days in first phase and facility will gradually be ramped up to 250-300 beds."re is a requisition of 30-35 hotels in Delhi with a total bed capacity of 3,000-3,500 beds,” Kejriwal said.

"Ar 500 more such isolation coaches for COVID-19 patients have to be deployed in Delhi and we are finalising stations where y can be kept," Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav had said on June 15. According to Delhi Corona app, out of 10,630 beds available in city, 5,631 were occupied until 8.50 pm on Tuesday, while 4,999 beds were vacant.

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With 1,859 fresh infections, total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi rose to 44,688 on Tuesday. Ninety-three deaths were also reported taking death toll to 1,837.

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Amit Shah visits LNJP Hospital, held meeting with L-G, CM

Adding on to  list of measures taken by Home Ministry to tackle alarming Covid-19 situation in national capital, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday instructed Delhi government to install CCTV cameras in Coronavirus wards of hospitals. Soon after, Delhi government directed its Public Works Department to install CCTV cameras for 'efficient monitoring and supervision of patient care' in all hospitals. 

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Stepping into handling of COVID-19 situation in national capital after lapses were flagged in various media reports, Amit Shah has anunced a series of measures and has directed Arvind Kejriwal-led government to take immediate steps. This came days after Supreme Court had pulled up Delhi, government for its 'horrendous, horrific and patic' handling of Coronavirus pandemic. 

On Monday, Home Minister Shah met with officials of Delhi's dal hospital Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) to review ir preparedness in dealing with COVID pandemic. Shah interacted with hospital staff and doctors and also held a discussion with senior doctors in conference room over growth rate of cases, death tolls, and admission of patients from outside of Delhi.

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