NEW DELHI: Delhi is prepared to set up 63,800 Covid-19 beds, some at a short notice of two weeks, in case there is an outbreak of the Omicron variant of the disease in the city, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday.
Kejriwal chaired a meeting of concerned departments to review Delhi's preparedness in case of a third wave in the country owing to the new Omicron variant. Delhi has 30,000 oxygen beds ready, of which 10,000 are intensive care unit (ICU) beds, he said at a virtual media briefing. During the second wave (fourth for Delhi), the national capital scaled up beds with oxygen supply up to 25,000. As many as 6,800 additional ICU beds are being made and will be ready by February next year, the chief minister said.
"We will have nearly 17,000 ICU beds alone in Delhi soon. In addition to the 30,000 beds, we have also planned that each ward will have 100 oxygen beds, which will be set up in a short notice of just two weeks, if needed. This way, Delhi will have 63,800 beds in case a third wave hits the city," Kejriwal said.
The manpower required to attend the high number of beds is also being arranged and people are being provided training, he said. In June and July, the government built a force of 5,000 so-called community nursing assistants by training youth aged 18 and above who had completed high school so that they could help medical professionals in case of a third wave.
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