Rajnath Singh Asks Defence Body DRDO To Set Up Covid Centres In Delhi, Lucknow: Sources

Uttar Pradesh has reported a growth rate of 19.25% in daily new cases.

At a time when cabinet ministers of the Central government are being criticized for focusing on elections and not paying attention to the dwindling health infrastructure in their respective constituencies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has directed Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO to reopen the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Covid care hospital in Delhi. He has also asked the defence body to set up a new facility in Lucknow. "In view of the continuous surge in the number of Covid patients in Delhi, a full-fledged temporary Covid-care facility with 500 beds is being developed by DRDO for the public," a senior Defence Ministry official told NDTV. According to him, a similar facility is being set up in Lucknow - the parliamentary constituency of Mr Singh as Covid numbers are going up there also drastically. "These health facilities would be run by Armed Forces Medical Services personnel, which include doctors, nurses and support staff," he adds.