With rising number of Covid-19 cases and to keep its personnel safe while maintaining law & order situation in National Capital, the Delhi Police on Wednesday said they have reserved beds for their personnel in case they are infected with the virus as many of them have been performing duties at sensitive locations.
Police said that over 100 Delhi police personnel have been tested positive for Covid-19 and out of them, 35 personnel have recovered from the infection and resumed their duties.
According to police, with rise in Covid-19 cases in Delhi, difficulties are being faced in the admission of Covid warriors in the dedicated Covid government hospitals in the city, so Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava, spoke to few private hospitals and on his request, they have placed few beds at the disposal of Delhi Police to meet emergency admissions since several police personnel are performing duties at sensitive locations including containment zones, covid hospitals and quarantine facilities.
A team led by Special Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Taj Hassan and Special Commissioner of Police (Women Safety) Nuzhat Hassan are overseeing the admission of police personnel in such new facilities and ensure that police personnel get adequate relief in getting admission in critical cases.
The police said that six of their modified police vehicles which serves as ambulances will be used for shifting covid positive police personnel and their families.
Those policemen who were tested positive for COVID-19 are currently undergoing treatment at government hospitals such as Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Dilshad Garden, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, AIIMS (New Delhi), AIIMS (Jhajjar), Safdarjung Hospital and other private hospitals like Max Hospital, Saket , Apollo Hospital, Maa Durga Charitable Trust Hospital, Model Town, Ayurvedic Tibbia College Karol Bagh, Chaudhary Braham Prakash Ayurvedic Hospital in Najafgarh), PGI in Sonipat and ESIC in Sahibabad, police said.