Two thousand beds in private hospitals in Delhi will be available from today for coronavirus patients, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this afternoon, stressing that 117 private hospitals in the city have been told to reserve 20 per cent of the beds for those seeking treatment for the highly contagious disease. The national capital, which has the fourth highest coronavirus cases in India, recorded a jump of 3,500 new patients in a week after the lockdown was relaxed for the fourth phase, the Chief Minister said, adding that it is "not a matter of worry".

Two thousand beds in private hospitals in Delhi will be available from today for coronavirus patients, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this afternoon, stressing that 117 private hospitals in the city have been told to reserve 20 per cent of the beds for those seeking treatment for the highly contagious disease. The national capital, which has the fourth highest coronavirus cases in India, recorded a jump of 3,500 new patients in a week after the lockdown was relaxed for the fourth phase, the Chief Minister said, adding that it is "not a matter of worry".