The doctors treating coronavirus patients at LNJP and GBP hospitals will be accommodated at a private hotel here on Delhi Government's expense, said an order from the Delhi Health Department.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the doctors are on the frontlines of the battle against coronavirus. All doctors, serving in Delhi Government's Lok Nayak Hospital and GB Pant Hospital on COVID-19 duty, will now be housed in Hotel Lalit. This arrangement has been made to quarantine these doctors. The Delhi Government will bear all the cost of accommodations.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said every doctor would be given a separate room. This is a precautionary measure to keep these doctors away from their families so that there is no chance of spreading of the virus if anyone is infected.

The order issued by the Health Department noted, "It has been decided that doctors working on COVID-19 duty at LNJP Hospital and GB Pant Hospital would be provided accommodation at Hotel Lalit and the payment of the same shall be borne by the Delhi Government."

The district magistrate of New Delhi would make necessary arrangements to make 100 rooms available at the hotel on Barakhamba Road. The LNJP Hospital, GBP Hospital and other few hospitals are among the facilities where doctors are deployed round-the-clock for attending positive or suspected cases of COVID-19.

"The doctors are working 24*7 to treat the COVID-19 positive patient, therefore, it is our duty to ensure a suitable and safe arrangement for them. This is a quarantine facility so that the family members do not come in contact with the doctors. Each of them will get one separate room and the doctors will work in shifts," said  Jain.

The Delhi has come with a 14-day shift, 14-day quarantine plan for health workers and medical professionals who are on coronavirus duty in hospitals. The plan will keep the spread of coronavirus in check.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Government has taken several measures to fight the coronavirus.

 The administration is ensuring free food to nearly 4 lakh people daily and is providing free ration to 71 lakh people in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

More than 800 centres for food and over 1,000 shops for ration have been made operational. 234-night shelters across Delhi are open to accommodate needy people and those hit by the lockdown.

“The administration is also working toward converting schools into shelters to accommodate migrant workers and daily wage labourers,” a Government official said.