Amidst surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday visited Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital and took stock of preparations.
Kejriwal also said lockdown would not be imposed in Delhi as his Government is fully prepared to deal with any coronavirus situation. “In the ongoing fight against Corona, I personally visited LNJP Hospital today and took stock of preparations; arrangements for beds, medicines, and oxygen are well in place,” he added Delhi government can prepare 10 to 11 thousand ICU beds as the situation demands; fully prepared to add 37 thousand normal beds too.
Notably, according to CM Kejriwal out 0f 136 corona patients admitted to LNJP, only six came treatment, while 130 came for other diseases and were also found to be Corona infected during the tests. “People came mostly for Corona treatment during the April wave, but the number of such people this time is very low,” Kejriwal said, “situation forcing us to impose restrictions; if restrictions are imposed, employment is hampered; if restrictions are not imposed, then people's lives and health are jeopardized. “I want to reassure the people of Delhi that we will remove the restrictions as soon as possible and try to impose the bare minimum of curbs.”
During his visit to LNJP and interaction with doctors there, Kejriwal said that he came to the hospital to take stock of Covid -19 preparations.
“In my opinion, is the best hospital in the country, having treated the highest number of patients successfully yet. More than 22,000 patients have returned home after receiving treatment at this facility. As a matter of fact, this is the only hospital in New Delhi that has never turned away a pregnant lady. There have been over 700 successful deliveries here. There are excellent arrangements for Covid patients who require gynaecological care. Neonatal care is also fully arranged for, so the newborn children of Covid-affected mothers are also properly taken care of. The cases of deliveries are referred here from all around Delhi and the surrounding areas. Many of the instances come from outside of Delhi as well.”
Talking about ICUs, he added, "We are fully prepared. We have the ability to extend up to 37 thousand beds if necessary. Our 37000-bed capacity has yet to be utilised. If necessary, we may prepare 10000-11000 ICUs in Delhi by preparing 37000 beds. However, there isn't much of a need for that right now."