Shah, Rajnath visit newly-created 1,000-bed COVID-19 hospital

Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh visited newly created COVID-19 facility near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Sunday. The facility includes 1,000 beds, including 250 in the ICU for the treatment of patients.

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited a newly-created temporary hospital with 1,000 beds, including 250 in the ICU, which will treat COVID-19 patients, here on Sunday, officials said.

The facility has been constructed in just 11 days near the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on a piece of land belonging to the Ministry of Defence.

"Visiting the 1000 Bed Sardar Patel COVID Hospital with 250 ICU Beds built in record time by DRDO & Tata Sons along with Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh ji," wrote home minister Shah on his Twitter handle.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also tweeted after the visit.

"Visited newly created, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID Hospital in New Delhi today along with HM Shri @AmitShah, Delhi CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal & Health Minister @drharshvardhan. This facility has been created by @DRDO_India in collaboration with MHA & Tata Sons in a record time," he said in a tweet.

The armed forces personnel will man the hospital, a ministry official said.

Inputs from agencies