Covid-19: Pune mayor writes to Maha health minister, Javadekar for more ventilator beds - Hindustan Times
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Covid-19: Pune mayor writes to Maha health minister, Javadekar for more ventilator beds

ANI | , Pune
Apr 08, 2021 12:28 PM IST

Pune mayor Murlidhar Mohol said in the letter, the number of beds is sufficient in the current situation but if Covid-19 cases continue to rise like this, then there will be a shortage.

Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol wrote to Maharashtra Health Minister and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar urging them for transfer of ventilator beds from the states where the Covid-19 situation is under control.

Patients waiting in a hospital in Pune.(HT File Photo)
Patients waiting in a hospital in Pune.(HT File Photo)

Pune district registered 10,907 new Covid-19 cases, 62 deaths and 7,832 recoveries yesterday.

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"If surge in new cases continues, we could have a dearth of ventilator beds. I have written to Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar requesting the transfer of ventilators beds from the states where Covid-19 is under control," Mohol told ANI.

As Maharashtra is witnessing a continuous surge in Covid-19 cases, he said: "We are continuously trying to increase the number of beds. The number of beds is sufficient in the current situation but if it goes on like this, then there will be a shortage. We are making more efforts for procuring ventilator beds."

On Wednesday, Maharashtra reported 59,907 new Covid-19 cases and 322 deaths.

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