Hospitals across Delhi will 💖conduct mock drills on December 27 to assess their preparedness, including availability of beds and manpower, to deal with any increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday.
The Centre issued an advisory to this🎃 effect on Monday amid a spurt in Covid-19 cases in some countries.
In the nationꦅal capital, the dri🍸ll will take place at Delhi government-run facilities like LNJP Hospital and private hospitals.
All about the mock drill
Following the Centre's dir♏ections, a mock drill will be held in all hospitals on Tuesday to check their readiness for Covid management, said Sisodia, who holds the health portfolio.
Any gaps would be address🎃ed immediately by the health department officials, he said.
The mock drill will assess bed availability, manpower, referral resources, testing capac൩ity, medical logistics, telemedicine services and medical o🌸xygen availability, among other things.
Real-time data on the availability of beds, oxygen cylinders and ventilators will ꦗbe available for the public on a Delhi government portal from Tuesday, officials said.
LNJP Medical Director Dr Suresh Kumar said, "We are all set for the drill tomorrow which 🎃will assess our preparedness to deal with any emergency situation related to Covid-19."
Covid-19 testing is also likely to be ramped up soon. At present, around 2,500 to 3,000 tests are being conducted daꦺily in the city, an official said.
Apollo Hospital in south Delhi's Sarita Vihar is amo🌸ng the privaꦿte hospitals where the drill will be held, sources said.
"Officials from the district administration came today to check our current status as fa𓃲r🌺 as medical logistics are concerned. Tomorrow the mock drill will take place with dummy patients to see the time taken for movement from the triage area to admission and other preparedness," a hospital source told PTI.
Sourc💃es at another private hospital confirmed the exercise will take place 💮at its Delhi facilities.
Covid-19 status in Delhi
Delhi has recorded 2,007,159 Covid cases and 26,521 deaths since the pandemic started in ea𓂃rly 2020. The number of daily cases has remained below 20 and the positivity rate below 1 per cent since mid-November, according to official data.
Referring to the surge in Covid-19 cases in some countries, t🐻he Union health ministry on Saturday underlined that it was necessary that requisite public health measures are put🐲 in place in all states and union territories to meet any exigencies.
(With PTI Inputs)
