Heatwave in India: Delhi’s Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Monday announced that 26 Delhi government-run hospitals will reserve two beds each for heatstroke patients.
Meanwhile, five beds will be reserved at the LNJP Hospital.
On Monday, Bharadwaj held a meeting with Health department officials to discuss the east Delhi neonatal hospital fire that killed seven newborns as well as the ongoing heatwave conditions.
“In view of the ongoing heatwave conditions, 26 government-run hospitals will reserve two beds each for patients while five beds will be reserved at LNJP Hospital,” Bharadwaj told reporters.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted the maximum temperature to touch 46 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature stood at 29.2 degrees Celsius, 2.6 notches above normal on Monday.
According to IMD, The weather condition is expected to prevail in the national capital for the next four days.
On Sunday, the national capital registered a maximum temperature of 45.4 degrees Celsius.
