As per the request of the Delhi High Court for setting up a COVID care facility for the high court justices and other judicial officers and their families, the Delhi government on Sunday, April 25, ordered setting up of a 100-room COVID health facility at the five-star Ashoka Hotel in the national capital of Delhi.
In an order issued by the Chanakyapuri Sub Divisional Magistrate Geeta Grover, New Delhi’s Primus Hospital has been tasked with running the COVID19 facility at the luxury hotel.
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“All the services Including rooms, housekeeping, disinfection & food for the patients etc shall be provided by hotel,” the order stated. But the biomedical waste disposal will be the responsibility of the hospital. Ambulance for transfer facility will be provided by the Primus Hospital.
The order also says that the Primus Hospital may accommodate their doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff at their own expenses after deciding the rates mutually.
Ashoka Hotel, where this COVID care facility is coming up, is owned by the India Tourism Development Corporation Limited, a Government of India undertaking.
In its comments on the COVID19 situation in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has often expressed displeasure at the state of affairs.
On April 22, when hearing issue of hospital beds, Justice Vipin Sanghi had remarked: “It is a four-fold increase (in cases). People are not getting beds. Forget about the ordinary man on the road. Even if I were to ask for a bed, I would not get it easily.”
Yesterday, April 26, Delhi reported 20,201 COVID19 positive cases and 380 deaths.
