As many as 100 rooms of Delhi's Ashoka Hotel have been booked for this purpose. These rooms have been kept at the disposal of Primus Hospital which will manage the covid care facility.
The order said that the staff of hotel shall be provided with all protective gear and given basic adequate training. Ambulance for transfer facility will be provided by Primus Hospital.
"For any shortage of hotel staff, the same will be provided by the hospital. All the services including rooms, housekeeping, disinfection and food for patients etc shall be provided by the hotel," it said.
"The charges shall be collected by hospital and the hospital shall make the payment to the hotel. Primus Hospital may accommodate their doctors, nurses and other paramedical staff at their own expenses after deciding the rates mutually" the order said.TThe Delhi High Court took note of rise in Covid cases in Delhi and across the country at an alarming rate. Hospitals in the national capital have been gasping for medical oxygen, needed by Covid patients, and sending out SOS on social media.
