Omicron coronavirus variant in the national capital, several private and government hospitals in the city have ramped up their bed capacity as a precautionary measure. “On directions of the Delhi government in view of the Omicron cases, we have prepared 65 beds for Covid patients in Commonwealth Games Village, as a precautionary measure.
If needed, 500 beds will be operational within two days time," said Dr Rajat Jain, the president of Doctors for You NGO, on Sunday.
This comes a day after the state government directed three private hospitals to set up isolation units for patients coming from “at-risk" countries.