In view of the increasing requirements of facilities for critical COVID-19 patients, the Defence Research and Development Organisation's makeshift COVID hospital with 250 ICU beds is operational from May 10.
The sources said medical officers and other support staff of the two hospitals will be utilised to set up a 500-bed hospital at Patna.
The machinery for the plant was brought to the country onboard a special flight few days back and the Centre had deployed it at the CAPF referral hospital that is operated by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police.
The development assumes significance in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
The one coming up at IDPL will be run by AIIMS and will have 400 oxygen-supported beds and 100 ICU beds, he said.
In the wake of a surge in COVID cases in Goa, the bed capacity in state-run and private medical facilities is getting exhausted.
Uttar Pradesh on Monday recorded 288 more COVID-19 deaths which pushed the toll to 13,447 while the infection tally rose to 13,42,413 with 29,192 fresh cases, an official statement said.
At least 12 Covid patients including a doctor have lost their lives due to oxygen shortage in Delhi's Batra Hospital. Out of 12, 6 Covid patients died in ICU ward and 2 in the main ward.
India is struggling with the second wave of the novel coronavirus infection as hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds.
Amid rise in coronavirus cases and shortage of oxygen supply in hospitals, the kin of the patients are seen line-up outside oxygen plant in Greater Noida.
While police said they are investigating the matter, the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), in a statement, said the Panchkula resident was admitted to the institute on April 11.
Amazon has tied up with Medtronic, an American-Irish medical device company, to deliver ICU units to India in next two weeks.
This includes 2,895 beds with oxygen lines in Chennai, which leads the table in terms of maximum number of infections.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that the capacity of the Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre in South Delhi will be increased to 5,000 beds in the coming days.
Omprakash Bagde (31) and Govinda Pancheswar (25), were arrested and one cylinder has been recovered from their possession.
Tughlakabad Institutional Area located Batra Hospital received emergency oxygen supply from the Delhi government
The incident took place at Govt Medical College Hospital on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
At least 5 persons were killed after fire broke out in Rajdhani hospital in Chhattisgarh's Raipur on April 17.
In a shocking tragedy on Gudi Padva, at least 10 Covid-19 patients have died in the Vasai town due to alleged shortage of medical oxygen, officials said on Tuesday.
Paris police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire Monday near a hospital in the wealthy 16th district of the French capital, killing one person and injuring another.
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