The Covid Care Centre, which is being established at Terminal 2 of the airport in anticipation of “the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic”, is expected to be operational early September, said the statement of GMR-group led DIAL.
PTI
August 23, 2021 / 12:38 PM IST
GMR Infra, with 54 percent stake, is the leading member of the consortium which runs the Delhi airport (Representative image: Reuters)
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Medanta hospital to set up a COVID-19 care centre at the Delhi airport for its employees and their family members, a statement said on Monday.
The Covid Care Centre, which is being established at Terminal 2 of the airport in anticipation of “the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic”, is expected to be operational early September, said the statement of GMR-group led DIAL.
This Centre will help isolate, clinically treat, clinically support
asymptomatic, mild and mild to moderate Covid-positive employees of GMR or their family members, till they are transferred to a hospital or discharged to their homes, it mentioned.
“A total of 15 paediatric high dependency unit (HDU) beds, 18 adult HDU beds and 52 isolation beds have been allotted at this centre. Besides, 85 oxygen concentrators have been arranged here,” it noted.
This medical support facility will be managed by DIAL under the medical supervision of Medanta hospital, it stated.
