Mumbai: Two new COVID-19 centres inaugurated in Worli
Mirror Online / Updated: Apr 13, 2021, 08:15 IST
Bed capacity in NSCI being expanded to 800 from 500
Mumbai: Amid an alarming rise in the number of
coronavirus cases during the second wave of the infection, the city saw the inauguration of two new
COVID-19 centres in
Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar via video conferencing.
Both the newly functional COVID centres have a collective capacity of 375 beds.
Poddar Hospital.
Besides, the bed capacity of the dedicated COVID-19 health centre in the National Sports Complex of India (NSCI) is also being expanded to 800 from the current 500 beds, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday released a list of guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be followed by the city in its battle against coronavirus.
With the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has appealed to Mumbai residents to not wait for hospitalisation as per their choice of hospital.
With the number of coronavirus cases rising once again in the city, the largest slum colony Dharavi recorded 17 new cases on Saturday, leaving the locals and authorities worried.