Govt. asks DMs to set up community care centres
The Hindu
One 50-bed facility to come up in each Assembly constituency
The Delhi government on Saturday asked all District Magistrates to set up one ‘Community COVID Care Centre’ in each of the 70 Assembly constituencies. It also issued special operating procedures for setting up these centres at schools, each having 50 beds.
On Thursday, The Hindu had reported that the government was going to order all 11 DMs to identify schools and other buildings in each district, which can be converted into isolation facilities. The centres will have 50 bed each and serve as isolation facilities. Each district is linked to a hospital to handle any emergencies.
The surge in COVID-19 cases in the Capital continued on Saturday with 20,181 new cases being reported over 24 hours — the highest in more than seven months — according to a city government bulletin.