Thread by @paraschopra

A friend’s brother requires immediate hospitalisation; the infection of his lungs is close to 50%, fever levels are high at 103.

He’s in Delhi.

The doctor has advised immediate hospitalisation.

Know any leads?

#CovidSOS #Delhi

It seems entire Delhi-NCR has 0 ICU beds, and while searching for them realised so many more people are looking for the same.

This is a terrible situation.

Anyone leads beyond Delhi? Cities around 2-3 hours away should be okay too.

Still nothing.

Our group of 10 friends has been trying non-stop for last 3 hours.

Feeling extremely angry.

If not ICU, even normal hospital beds will do as blood transfusion is most urgent.

Anything?

India ranks absolutely at the bottom in terms of hospital bed availability per capita.

You pick a country at random and they take better care of its citizens.

Never forget this.

PS: the patient is still searching for an ICU.

Delhi stats

Number of hospital beds: 40,000
ICUs: 2000
Ventilators: 1000

COVID active cases (right now): 92,000

cddep.org/wp-content/upl…

Thanks everyone.

As they didn’t get any bed in ICU, patient has gone back to home. Seems like fever reduced and oxygen levels okay.

They will start searching for blood transfusion tomorrow as haemoglobin is low and there’s lung damage.