Covid-19: Two Delhi hospitals slash beds by half, Batra Hospital MD breaks down over oxygen crisis

Hospital beds for Covid-19 patients at Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality and GTB hospitals have been slashed by half owing to the shortage of medical oxygen.

Two major hospitals in Delhi have slashed the number of hospital beds for Covid-19 patients by almost 40 per cent owing to the shortage of medical oxygen. At a time when the national capital is witnessing an unprecedented surge in new cases of infection, the move could severely impact Delhi's fight against the pandemic. #WATCH | Dr SCL Gupta, MD, Batra Hospital, Delhi breaks down as he speaks about oxygen crisis, says, "We are requesting people to take their patients wherever O2 is available. We understand patient is someone's mother, father.. if I lose someone close, I'd naturally feel bad." pic.twitter.com/wWB0zTiDu2 Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Delhi has decided to decrease its capacity by 300 beds. This would mean that there are only 350 beds at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital for Covid-19 patients. Similarly, the GTB Hospital in Delhi which earlier had 1,500 beds for coronavirus patients, has decided to slash as many as 800 beds. This means that there are now only 700 beds for Covid-19 patients at the GTB Hospital.