Nature of the crisis: Why Mumbai is running out of beds for critical Covid patients | Explained News,The Indian Express

Nature of the crisis: Why Mumbai is running out of beds for critical Covid patients | Explained News,The Indian Express

Nature of the crisis: Why Mumbai is running out of beds for critical Covid patients

Written by Tabassum Barnagarwala , Edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | Updated: May 16, 2020 at 5:57 pm

Only about 30% patients require hospitalised care in a Dedicated Covid Hospital. But glitches in following protocol, a lag in reacting to changing patient requirements, and inadequate resource-monitoring is leading to inefficient utilisation of critical care beds and equipment.