mumbaiUpdated: Sep 13, 2020 12:05 ISTWith Mumbai seeing a steady spike in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in the past two week, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to examine if de-listed private hospitals need to restart taking in Covid-19 patients. Also read: AstraZeneca resumes trial, China develops nasal sprayMid-May, when Mumbai witnessed a similar spike, the Maharashtra government had decided to reserve 80% of beds in private hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients. However, with Mumbai’s covid curve showing an improvement by the end of the month, over 70 such private hospitals and nursing homes were delisted. As of Saturday, Mumbai has 37% of its 16,063 total beds vacant, which include hospital beds, beds in jumbo facilities and in quarantine centres for asymptomatic patients. The rise in Covid-19 cases is partially attributed to people not following Covid discipline, such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing, according to BMC officials.

Source: Hindustan Times September 13, 2020 06:30 UTC