MHA directs closure of two special Delhi COVID centres as cases decline
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Last Updated: Feb 23, 2021, 04:12 PM IST
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While the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel COVID hospital located in the Delhi Cantonment area is managed by the DRDO, the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre operational in south Delhi s Chhattarpur area is managed by the ITBP.
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The two centres were created as a special temporary measure as Delhi was witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases in the middle of last year.
The Union Home Ministry has directed a phased closure of two special and temporary COVID care centres in the city in view of continuous decline in coronavirus cases, officials said on Tuesday.
MHA orders closure of 2 special COVID centres in Delhi as cases decline
Union Home Ministry has directed phased closure of two special and temporary COVID care centres in the city in view of continuous decline in coronavirus cases
PTI | February 23, 2021 | Updated 18:38 IST
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The Union Home Ministry has directed a phased closure of two special and temporary COVID care centres in the city in view of continuous decline in coronavirus cases, officials said on Tuesday.
While the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel COVID hospital located in the Delhi Cantonment area is managed by the DRDO, the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre operational in south Delhi s Chhattarpur area is managed by the ITBP.
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