Nagpur: Saturday was the third dreadful day for the city when there were no beds available for critical Covid-19 patients. As per various complaints received by TOI, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's helpline number was constantly busy, and people could not seek help from the administration.
When few tried to contact the helpline number given by union minister Nitin Gadkari, they were told that no beds are available in any hospital.
Citizen Manshika Vaikkath had to go through extreme hardship in finding a bed for her father who was advised immediate hospitalization. “We called the NMC helpline number, they assured to call us back but did not for over 6 hours. After trying persistently for hours, making frantic calls, we were fortunate enough to find a bed on our own,” she said, adding that what was the point of having a helpline number.
As per NMC officials, at 9pm on Saturday, 46 beds were available in Mayo and 56 in GMCH. In private hospitals the number was 134.