The Delhi government on Thursday formed a committee on Thursday for preparing a “Third Wave Action Plan” for augmenting healthcare infrastructure.
“The committee will assess the present status and projected requirement of the different vertical of health infrastructure like hospitals, oxygen plants, drug supplies etc. and prepare an action plan for the third wave,” an order issued by the health department said.
The order said that all under construction Delhi government hospitals should be ready for operations with staff and equipment so that these facilities can be used as ICU facilities for critical patients.
The action plan has to include, supply chain management of crucial services, especially oxygen and critical drugs such as Tocilizumab and Remdesivir.
“Preparation of detailed plan of action to estimate the number of beds [isolation, oxygen, ICU, etc.] required in the city, additional equipment required, where these equipment and materials will be sourced from…