With people failing to find hospital beds in Bengaluru as the city witnesses a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government has set up more beds to help patients.
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The Bangalore International Exhibition Centre on Tumkur Road has been converted into India’s largest COVID care centre.
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With 10,100 beds, the sprawling centre is ready to house asymptomatic patients, including children.
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The centre has enough toilets, kitchen areas and spaces to cater to the large number of patients as well as set up nursing and rest stations for health workers.
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Around 150 doctors will man the facility. A part of the centre has oxygenated beds to accommodate in-house emergencies.
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Chief minister’s political secretary and Yelahanka MLA SR Vishwanath who has been given the charge of allocation of beds in private and public hospitals inspected the converted COVID care centre.
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The centre is well ventilated and has separate recreational facilities for both adults and children along with LED screens.
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On Saturday, Bengaluru reported 1,172 fresh coronavirus cases even as the total mounted to 8,345 and 129 deaths due to the infection.
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