MUMBAI : Maharashtra has identified 30 government hospitals that will be dedicated to covid-19 treatment, state health minister Rajesh Tope said Thursday.
A total of 2,305 beds will be made available across these hospitals to accommodate covid-19 patients, the minister said. "Following this move, these hospitals will be duty bound to treat patients who are either suspected or have tested positive for the virus," Tope added.
In order to expand the testing and treatment facilities, district level hospitals are also being roped in. These include, Thane TB Building (100 beds), Vashi General Hospital (120 beds), Mira-Bhayandar Pandit Bhimsen Joshi hospital (100 beds), Nashik Kumbhmela Building and the Municipal Hospital (170 beds) and