After seeing a drop in the city's daily count of COVID-19 cases, private hospitals are hoping that the price cap on 80 per cent of COVID beds will be relaxed when the current order expires at the end of November. While a review meeting is expected post-Diwali, senior civic officials, however, say that amid chances of a second wave of infections, reducing the price cap is unlikely.

The state government's order extending the price cap on 80 per cent of beds for COVID patients (80 per cent of total operational bed capacity is regulated by BMC) was issued on August 31 and is valid until November 30.