Maharashtra public health minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday said 500 additional ICU beds will be made available within a week in Mumbai, where the tally of COVID-19 cases stood around 54,000. He suggested limited resumption of suburban train services in the metropolis. Speaking to reporters here, Tope said, There will be additional 500 beds for ICU patients in one week for Mumbai city alone.

The measure would help in addressing patients suffering from breathlessness. The recovery rate of patients in Mumbai is now 50 per cent. The number of patients testing positive for COVID-19 in Dharavi once a hotspot has also come down significantly, the minister said.