India's largest Covid care centre in Bengaluru to shut down

The Bengaluru civic body took the decision after the head of Covid care centre taskforce, Rajendra Kumar Kataria had suggested its closure as few patients turned up for treatment.

Bengaluru (Karnataka): India's largest COVID Care Centre (CCC) - the 10,100-bed facility at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) - will be shut down from September 15 as there are not enough patients.

The Bengaluru civic body took the decision after the head of CCC taskforce, Rajendra Kumar Kataria had suggested its closure.

Started with much fanfare, the facility housed migrant labourers in quarantine at the start of the lockdown.

Furniture and beds at the facility will be given to government and university hostels, reports said.

The Social Welfare Department will get 2,500 sets of furniture for its hostels - the Bagalkot Horticulture University hostel, the Minority Welfare Department hostels and GKVK.

BIEC, where the Covid care centre was set up, is well known for hosting international events.

IANS REPORT