31 pregnant women rushed to hospitals across Delhi since lockdown: Police

The Delhi Police's PCR staff has rushed 31 pregnant women who went into labour to hospitals across the national capital since the nationwide lockdown began on March 25, officials said on Tuesday.

With people not allowed to leave their homes and no transport plying during the lockdown, the PCR staff responded immediately to calls for help, they said.

Thirty-one pregnant women who were in labour pain and required immediate medical assistance were taken to different hospitals across the city by Police Control Room (PCR) vans, a senior police official said.

For instance, a PCR call was received on March 26 at 11.53 PM