The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is re-operationalising the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre at Chhattarpur here with an initial capacity of 500 oxygenated beds amid the the surge in Covid-19 cases in the national Capital.
The move comes after Delhi Government sought medical officers and para medical staff from the Union Home Ministry to man the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre at Chhatarpur, which is being re-operationalised.
The Home Ministry has designated ITBP as Nodal Force for operating the facility and the paramilitary can draw medical and paramedical staff from other paramilitary forces if required to run the Centre.
“A deliberation in this regards took place at the Centre this evening by ITBP officials with all stakeholders and the ITBP will try to open it as soon as possible and the target is less than three days to start its functioning,” a senior ITBP official said.
The national capital has been witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases with over 24,000 fresh COVID-19 cases and 249 deaths being recorded on Wednesday. The spiral in the cases has led to shortage of oxygen and hospital beds here.
“There will be 500 beds which will be operationalized initially but in future the number of beds may be increased,” an official said.
The SPCCC was operationalised in June-July last year and closed on February 23 during which it treated 11,657 coronavirus-infected patients referred from various hospitals during the seven and a half months period when it was operational.
The SPCCC with a capacity of 10,000 was touted to be the country’s biggest Covid care center before it’s closure in February this year.