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Mumbai: Can't find a bed? Go via BMC channels

As complaints of non-availability rise, civic officials say they have told hospitals not to allot bed through connections and netas without consulting the BMC war room first

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An ICU bed at a BMC COVID facility. File pic/Bipin Kokate

An ICU bed at a BMC COVID facility. File pic/Bipin Kokate

Despite the civic body's dashboard showing that there were 127 ICU beds available in the COVID-19 hospitals across the city, Ravi Raja, leader of opposition in the BMC, alleged that there weren't any available for a patient on Monday. On condition of anonymity, a BMC official said, "The civic body has strictly instructed private hospitals to not allot any bed without consultation with the ward war room."

As per the dashboard of Monday, there were 127 ICU beds available. However, Ravi Raja said that he was trying for a single ICU bed for a needy patient, but it was not available at any of the hospitals.

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