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586 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals setup

The Government of India has set up 586 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals.The hospitals have capacity to accommodate more than 1 lakh isolation beds. Highlights The GoI has taken preemptive actions to identify COVID-19 hotspots in India. Apart fromisolation beds, around 11,500 ICU beds have also been set up. According to Ministry of Health,in the absence of containment measures there should have been 41% more cases by April 15.