A Mother-Child Covid-19 Centre In Yamuna Sports Complex, Delhi

A Mother Child Covid-19 Centre in Delhi: Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi has been converted into a Covid-19 care center, dedicated to mother and child.

The Covid-19 centre dedicated to mother and child is under the responsibility of Shahdara District administration and the Doctors For You organisation. The Sports Complex has also been attached with GTB hospital so that in case the patients turn serious they could be shifted to the hospital for treatment immediately.

"The Yamuna Sports Complex has been transformed into a mother-child health care centre. We have made a pediatric play area here for the Covid-19 infected children" said Rajat Jain, the Chairman of the Doctors for You organisation.

The Delhi government announced the imposition of the yellow alert in the capital on December 28. In an address, he said his government is “ten times more prepared than before” to deal with a COVID-19 surge.

"It's very difficult and challenging to keep a child behind closed doors for 10 to 12 days. Doing so would also harm their mental state. So, we at the  Yamuna Sports Complex Covid-19 centre have created an environment so that the children do not feel that they are in hospital," said Dr Jain. 

The Yamuna Sports Complex Covid-19 centre would also accommodate a not-so-serious positive mother who has been advised isolation along with her child.

The centre is capable of addressing oxygen to 300 beds through their production of 2,000 LPM oxygen. They even have cylinders and concentrators. Hence, being able to cater up to 400 patients.

Covid-19 Situation in Delhi: 

Ahead of the holiday season, the DDMA had announced a cancellation of all Christmas and New Year gatherings in the city. The night curfew further seeks to limit gatherings and movement. Delhi’s daily tally of 331 new cases is the highest the capital has seen in six months. Delhi is also leading the count of Omicron cases in the country.

The GRAP involves colour-coded COVID-19 responses – yellow, amber, orange and red – in ascending order of the seriousness of the situation. The yellow alert is to be issued in the event of the positivity rate going beyond the 0.5 percent mark; Delhi is presently on the 0.68 percent mark for the second consecutive day.

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