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In A Move That Could Save Many Lives, Mumbai Metro To Build 2 COVID Care Centres With 1250 Beds

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) is reportedly going to build two COVID-19 care quarantine centres in Dahisar and Borivali in the western suburbs with a cumulative capacity of 1,250 beds, including some with oxygen and intensive units (ICUs). Reports claim that the quarantine centres will be built in roughly two weeks. Here are some photos of the progress so far.

Bhupinder Singh Updated on May 28, 2020, 17:21 IST

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) is reportedly going to build two COVID-19 care quarantine centres in Dahisar and Borivali in the western suburbs with a cumulative capacity of 1,250 beds, including some with oxygen and intensive units (ICUs). Reports claim that the quarantine centres will be built in roughly two weeks. Here are some photos of the progress so far.

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRCL) has started the construction of two covid-19 care facilities in Dahisar and Borivali in western suburbs with a cumulative capacity of 1,250 beds.

One isolation facility with approximately 800 beds including 200 oxygenated beds will come to Dahisar check-naka.

Another 250 beds will come tp Kanderpada near Borivali RTO office with High Dependency Units (HDU) and ICUs with dialysis facilities.

Work is happening on a war footing with the project set to be completed in the next two weeks, claim reports.

Hundreds of workers sweating it out to build COVID-19 care centres.

Mumbai?is the?worst-hit city?in Maharashtra which itself has reported the maximum number of coronavirus patients and deaths.??

Maharashtra has emerged as India's epicentre as the death toll in the state has crossed 1,800 due to coronavirus with around 56,000 confirmed positive cases.??

Earlier,?Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)?handed over the?city's biggest quarantine and isolation facility?with?1,000-bed facility at the exhibition ground on MMRDA grounds at Bandra-Kurla Complex.??

Within the state, Mumbai holds the largest share of patients with over 34,000 cases and more than 1,000 dead due to coronavirus.

COVID-19 hospitals ghave already been fixed up at BKC and NESCO in Goregaon. The BMC has also turned many schools and colleges into COVID care facilities.

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Bhupinder Singh

Bhupinder Singh serves as a Principal Executive in Content Management, specializing in SEO content related to trending financial news, net worth of celebrities, historic events, and art and culture. His passion for cricket shines through in his work and personal interests. In his free time, Bhupinder enjoys discussing cricket legends like MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar, as well as following the IPL.

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