Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Sunday morning that patients in the city were getting critical while waiting for their choice of medical facility for hospitalisation. He appealed to them to not do so and occupy a bed wherever available for immediate treatment, as abundant beds are available.

“We have operationalised an additional 3,000 COVID-19 beds in various hospitals under BMC in the past seven days. The beds available on our real-time live dashboard has gone up from 12,906 to 15,971. Citizens should occupy beds wherever available for immediate treatment if they are symptomatic, as the treatment protocol is similar everywhere and patients are becoming critical while waiting for a hospital of their choice. At least 4,160 beds were vacant for allotment last night at 11.17 pm,” he said.