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Three pvt hospitals to reserve 10% beds for poor Covid-19 patients in Delhi

The order has been issued to Mool Chand Khairati Lal Hospital, Saroj Super Speciality Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

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While Mool Chand Khairati Lal Hospital has a total of 140 Covid-19 beds in which 126 will be paid and 14 free of cost to EWS.

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2 min read Last Updated : Jun 04 2020 | 9:49 AM IST

Delhi Health Department on Wednesday ordered three hospitals in the national capital to provide 10 per cent of their beds to Covid-19 patients of Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) free of cost.

The order has been issued to Mool Chand Khairati Lal Hospital, Saroj Super Speciality Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

"It has been observed that there has been a surge in number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the last one week in Delhi and resulting in additional demand of beds in the hospitals, isolation wards as well in ICU," said an order.

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