New Delhi: The Delhi government on Sunday declared Hindu Rao Hospital, run by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, a dedicated COVID-19 facility.
Hindu Rao is the largest civic hospital in the national capital.
“In view of the projections of surge in COVID-19 cases and the necessity of augmenting bed capacity urgently…Bara Hindu Rao Hospital running under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, is hereby declared as a designated COVID-19 hospital,” the Delhi health department said in an order.
The medical superintendent has been directed to make hospital beds available to admit COVID-19 patients as per the laid down protocol by June 16, it added.
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