As the Gurugram district reported 13 fresh cases of coronavirus on Thursday, the district administration designated 6 private hospitals for treatment of those who are affected by the Covid-19 epidemic. These hospitals have a total of 600 beds.
“These hospitals include Metro Hospital, Naraina Hospital, Signature Hospital, Columbia Asia Hospital, Park Hospital and W Pratiksha Hospital. All these private hospitals and their staff or manpower have been acquired,” said Amit Khatri, the deputy commissioner of Gurugram.
"The District Collector exercised the powers conferred by the movable and immovable property acquisition act 1973," read the order.
The ESIC Hospital in sector 9-A, which has 125 beds, was also designated for Covid-19 patients.
The order further stated that under the Covid-19 epidemic, the Midiore Hospital at Manesar has been designated a dedicated Covid Hospital but due to technical reasons, the hospital is taking time to implement.
"Keeping a close watch on this situation, the Civil Surgeon Gurugram Dr JS Punia requested to acquire these private hospitals with staff and manpower due to the requirement of 600 isolation beds with immediate effect," read the order.
“The demand for 600 isolation beds was requested by the Civil Surgeon to make 100-100 beds available in each of these 6 hospitals. These private hospitals have been keeping in view the public interest during the epidemic and these hospitals have been allotted to civil surgeons,” Khatri said.
Meanwhile, the official up-scale Vipul Belmonte residential complex at Golf Course road was sealed after the emergence of two Covid-19 cases on Thursday.
The patients, a senior citizen couple, underwent Covid-19 test after the wife got a fever. The husband had recently visited the Azadpur vegetable and fruit wholesale market in Delhi.