In line with the directives issued by home minister Amit Shah after a review of the Covid-19 situation in Delhi on Sunday, the number of ICU beds in the national Capital has gone up by 150 and 500 isolation beds at the 10,000 Covid care centre in Chhatarpur will be converted into beds with oxygen facility and these beds will be ready by the weekend.
A home ministry spokesperson on Thursday said 75 doctors and 251 paramedics from the central armed police forces (CAPF) have already reported for duty in Delhi, of which 50 doctors and 175 paramedics were deployed at the Chhatarpur and Shakur Basti Covid care centres.