mumbaiUpdated: Sep 15, 2020 16:25 ISTWith the Covid-19 pandemic bringing to light the inadequate health facilities in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has shortlisted two land parcels in Mulund and Bhandup to set up a 5,000-bed hospital for infectious diseases. Even though Mumbai currently has jumbo Covid facilities, the proposed hospital will cater to the city as well as areas of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), including Thane, Palghar and Raigad. Currently, the city has Kasturba Hospital at Chinchpokli, the only dedicated infectious diseases hospital, which has just 125 beds. Following this, BMC involved private hospitals to reserve beds for Covid patients and constructed make-shift jumbo facilities dedicated for Covid treatment. I am awaiting reports on the basis of field visits that are to be submitted.”In a meeting with chief minister Uddhav Thackeray in July, it was decided to construct a new dedicated hospital for infectious diseases and locate it centrally.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2020 10:55 UTC