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MUMBAI: Soon, five-star hotels such as InterContinental at Marine Drive and Trident at BKC will be used as step-down facilities for Covid patients from major private hospitals in the city who are on the road to recovery or require minimal medical intervention. In a circular issued on April 14, the BMC has said that such facilities at star hotels will serve as an extension and an integral part of private hospitals.
For patients who do not require emergency medical intervention, or oxygenation, ICU or ventilator beds will be moved to the hotels and hospitals linked to them will assess their clinical condition regularly. While Bombay Hospital is linked to Intercontinental, H N Reliance Foundation Hospital is with BKC s Trident.