The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has so far carried out over 1 crore Covid-19 tests and has instructed to further ramp up the testing in the city. The civic body is also gearing up its infrastructure to battle the third wave when it arrives. As a part of the preparations, the BMC will soon take over possession of the Kanjurmarg Jumbo Covid Centre. But just like the Malad Jumbo Centre, even this will be kept vacant until the cases are on a rise.

It has been more than two months since the Malad Jumbo Centre was taken over from the MMRDA by the BMC. The centre has a bed capacity of more than 2,000, and the Kanjurmarg Jumbo Centre will have a similar capacity. After the second wave, during which the shortage of beds and emergency equipment, unavailability of ICUs and oxygen supply were seen, two new jumbo centres were planned immediately. While the Malad one was ready by June the Kanjurmarg one was delayed. It is being constructed by CIDCO and is likely to be handed over to the BMC in the coming few days.