Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi becomes COVID care facility

Sportspersons across India have been training hard but have unfortunately also been affected by Covid. A Covid care centre has been set up at the Commonwealth Games Village that has 465 beds, including 215 beds with oxygen supply. The total capacity of the facility can be extended to up to 600 beds. The CWG Village was used for the treatment of Covid patients earlier too. The decision to use the Village Facilities was actually taken last year when the migrant crisis and rise in covid cases were taking place.

However the dip in cases and the nearing of the Olympics resulted in several sports stadiums being used for training athletes or being shut completely.

Events that have transpired thereafter have resulted in the stadium being reopened again.

The women's Olympic boxing camp suffered a spate of cases last week and all the boxers who tested negative were shifted to the JNU stadium to keep safe.

Earlier this year, the Sports Ministry stated that Sports Centres across India would be used as Covid facilities by the health ministry as per the provisions of the Disaster Management policy.

A total of 50 doctors and 100 nurses will be looking after the patients who have mild to moderate symptoms and have been referred by the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital. The facility is likely to be functional by tomorrow morning.

Patients who need intensive care will not be brought here; they will be treated only in the hospitals. The Sonipat and Patiala SAI centres have already been handed over while the SAI centre in Bangalore is now a quarantine centre after various high profile athletes tested positive.