“Till June 15, there will be 44,000 COVID-19 cases and we would need 6,600 beds. We would hit one lakh cases and would require 15,000 beds by June 30,” Manish Sisodia told reporters.
New Delhi| By the end of July, Delhi is likely to have 5.5 lakh Covid-19 cases and 80,000 beds would be required to accommodate the infected patients, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday. This comes a day after Delhi L-G Anil Baijal struck down the Delhi government’s order to reserve beds in Delhi government hospitals for its residents.
“Till June 15, there will be 44,000 COVID-19 cases and we would need 6,600 beds. We would hit one lakh cases and would require 15,000 beds by June 30,” Manish Sisodia told reporters.
“Till July 15, the cases would mount to 2.5 lakh and we would require 33,000 beds and till July 31, there will be 5.5 cases and we would need 80,000 beds,” Sisodia said after a meeting that was called to discuss if there was community transmission in Delhi.
While trying to justify the order by Delhi government, the Deputy CM also said that if cases keep doubling every 12-13 days in the coming days, there will be a shortage of beds, and residents of Delhi will bear the brunt.
“This is the reason the Delhi cabinet had decided to reserve the beds only for the city residents but it was overturned by the L-G. Now, who will take the responsibility if the cases keep on increasing and the beds are full?” Manish Sisodia asked.
Delhi L-G Anil Baijal, who is also the chairman of Delhi disaster management authority, had struck down Delhi government’s order saying, “treatment should not be denied to any patient on grounds of being a non-resident”.
“The L-G refuses to reconsider his decision to overrule Delhi government’s order reserving state-run and private hospitals for Delhiites,” Sisodia told reporters.
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