Delhi govt converts 4 private hospitals into Omicron dedicated centres

The Delhi government has designated four new private hospitals as special centers for the treatment of the new Covid variant Omicron.

Previously, only the government-run Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital in Delhi had been designated for Omicron treatment.

The government has notified Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital, Max Saket, Fortis Vasant Kunj and Batra Hospital Tughlakabad of Omicron's treatment for a fee with immediate effect. With the addition of these four private hospitals, the new Covid variant Omicron will now treat a total of five hospitals in Delhi.

"In order to increase the capacity of the institutional isolation facility in the private sector for Covid-positive international passengers who have traveled from or transited through countries classified as 'at risk' under the Centre's guidelines, authorities at Batra Hospital & Research Centre, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, Fortis Super Specialty Hospital, Vasant Kunj and Sir Ganga Ram City Hospital are hereby instructed to establish, with immediate effect, separate units for such passengers against payment and to follow the SOPs issued by the Ministry of Health, Government of India," it reads. the order of the Delhi health department.

With 10 new cases of Omicron discovered in Delhi on Friday, the number in the city has risen to 20. However, of these 20, 10 have been fired.