Delhi- Dengue cases rise again, hospitals are asked to use beds reserved for Covid patients

The Delhi government has directed hospitals that a third of their beds, which were reserved for Covid patients earlier can be used for patients suffering from dengue, malaria, and chikungunya now. The government reduced the number of beds reserved for Covid patients in private hospitals from 30 percent to 10 percent. The decision has been taken in view of declining cases of coronavirus and the increasing cases of dengue, malaria, and chikungunya in Delhi.

Delhi's health minister Satyendar Jain said the Delhi government took the decision so that there are enough beds in hospitals to fight dengue. The number of Covid patients in Delhi has remained very less. In view of this, the Delhi government has decided that a third of the reserved beds for Covid patients will now be used for dengue, malaria, and chikungunya.