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West Bengal: Panel asks private hospitals to sanction 60% beds for Covid patients

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West Bengal to earmark 60% of their total bed capacity for Covid-19 patients. The decision was taken in view of a "crisis of beds" due to the spike in infections.The remaining 40% of the capacity will be dedicated as "Day Care beds, Emergency triage and for emergency non-Covid treatment like dialysis and emergency surgeries," said the West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC)."Clinical Establishments (CEs) have taken measures to enhance the bed capacity but the present capacity is unsatisfactory and failing to fulfil the requirements," an advisory by the commission read. "Now, it is apprehended that many lives may be lost if Covid beds are not enhanced.

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