The British-era hospital located in central Delhi has 2,000 beds and was converted into a coronavirus facility soon after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in early March.
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- Delhi Government-run LNJP Hospital today has seen no COVID patients for the first time since March 2020.
- LNJP Hospital is the mainstay of the city’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
- It was converted into a COVID facility soon after the first case of COVID was reported in early March.
Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said the Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital, which is the mainstay of the city’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, now has “zero” coronavirus patients admitted to the facility.
The first case of COVID-19 in Delhi was reported in March 2020 and since then the LNJP Hospital, the biggest facility of the city government, has been at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic in the national capital, treating domestic patients as well. Is. As foreign countries in three successive waves, the last is being fueled by the Omicron version.
“All COVID-19 patients of the third wave have been successfully treated and discharged from LNJP Hospital. For the first time since March 2020, zero COVID-19 patients are hospitalized. Complete therapy Salute to the fraternity for their dedicated service,” Jain tweeted.
The British-era hospital located in central Delhi has 2,000 beds and was converted into a coronavirus facility soon after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in early March.
LNJP Hospital’s Medical Director, Dr Suresh Kumar attributed the milestone to the “team work and the spirit of dedication shown by all the doctors, nurses, other health workers” who have over the years “succeeded management” of the pandemic. helped in
“We have treated domestic patients from Delhi and elsewhere, as well as those who were brought to our facility during the second and third wave of the pandemic, which were powered by Delta and Omicron variants, respectively. And, Now we don’t have a single admitted patient in our hospital, for the first time in two years,” he told PTI.
During the second wave, COVID-19 patients from the UK were treated, while during the third wave, many people from South Africa and other countries received treatment at the facility.
In the second brutal wave, scenes of distressed family members demanding beds in hospitals had become a common sight. The LNJP hospital was also heavily burdened, but doctors nonetheless tried to lend all the medical aid they could to patients who could not find beds, to give them a chance at survival.
Kumar said, “We have learned a lot from the experiences of the first wave, and we started implementing them in COVID management during the second wave. We centralized the system and brought the oxygen line directly to the beds, thereby Helped to save lives.”
The medical director, who along with several of his colleagues had also been infected with the coronavirus, praised fellow doctors and other health workers for standing at the frontlines of the fight against the pandemic of the worst century since the Spanish flu.
There has been a decline in the number of daily cases in Delhi after touching a record high of 28,867 on January 13.
Delhi reported 148 fresh COVID-19 cases and one fatality on Thursday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.47 per cent, according to data shared by the city’s health department.
With this, the number of cases in the national capital rose to 18,63,493 and the death toll to 26,145, said the latest health bulletin.
The health department said hospitals in Delhi have 10,313 beds for COVID-19 patients and only 91 of them are occupied.
The Medical Director of LNJP Hospital called upon everyone to get vaccinated and children in the age group of 12-14 to take the dose to protect them from any situation in future.
Kumar said, “Though there is a decline in COVID-19 cases here and over 1.75 crore have been administered, we should not let our guard down, and wear masks in public places and follow all COVID-appropriate behaviours.” must comply.”