The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) claims that it is prepared to face the third wave of coronavirus infection, which is likely to arrive soon.
Moreover, BMC said it is preparing for the worst-case scenario, and ramping up its infrastructure urgently, stocking up medicines needed for critical care, and ramping up its oxygen production, and supply network.
In a release, the civic body stated that required medical facilities -- beds at various hospitals, Jumbo Covid Centres, and Covid Care Centres are ready for the treatment of patients -- have been put in place to deal with a surge in cases.
It further mentioned that separate wards for children and pregnant women are being set up in all hospitals and medical colleges as well as Jumbo centres.
Additional jumbo facilities are being set up at Malad, Kanjurmarg, Sion, NESCO, Byculla, Worli and Mahalaxmi. At least 8,350 new beds are being set up on a war footing in the second phase. However, about 70 per cent of the beds in the new Covid centres will be oxygenated.
Of which, 2,200 each have been set up at Kanjurmarg and Malad, 1,500 at NESCO Goregaon, 1,200 at Sion, 700 at Byculla, 450 at Mahalaxmi Racecourse and 100 beds at NSCI Worli.
Besides, the total bed capacity of Jumbo COVID-19 centres has been increased to 15, 657. The civic body is in the process of setting up 16 oxygen plants across the city.
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