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Iqbal Chahal
Mumbai: People should keep their hospital or room preferences aside and get admitted wherever they have been alloc-ated beds by the ward offices, BMC chief I S Chahal said on Sunday. Last week, 3,000 beds have been made operational in dedicated Covid hospitals (DCH) and dedicated Covid health centres (DCHC) and preparations are on to activate 3,000 more, including 400 ICU beds, by next week, he added.
Civic officials have report-ed a worrying trend wherein people wait for beds to open in hospitals of their choice and delay treatment. Chahal said, “Citizens should occupy beds wherever available for immediate treatment.as the treatment protocol is similar everywhere. Patients are becoming critical by waiting for a hospital choice.(whereas) abundant beds are available in other hospitals.” He said the number of DCHC and DCH beds has been increased from 12,906 to 15,971. But of the 3,900-odd vacant beds currently, less than 500 are in private hospitals, while 3,388 are
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MUMBAI: Vaccination for all above 45 years began on a high note as the state and the city registered record turnouts on Thursday, giving a much-needed nudge to a drive that was losing steam.
Maharashtra recorded over 3lakh vaccinations while Mumbai breached 55,000, the highest in a single day for both. In Mumbai, over 37,000 from 45 to 59 years got vaccinated, a significant jump from the ,000-5,000 from the same age group with co-morbidities who were turning up.
Urging districts to prioritize immunisation in areas facing a surge in cases, principal health secretary Dr Pradeep Vyas said in a circular that field units must decide if they want to cover wards/villages sequentially or eligible groups in the shortest time. He asked districts to try and exhaust the recent vaccine consignment (of 26.77lakh doses) in 5-7 days by pushing daily vaccinations to 4lakh.
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