Image used for representational purpose only THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The district administration issued a show-cause notice to six private hospitals for not allotting 50% beds for Covid treatment on Tuesday. District disaster management authority has communicated that if the hospital fails to furnish a satisfactory explanation, action under the Epidemic Disease Ordinance and Disaster Management Act will be taken against the hospital management. The private hospitals were earlier directed to allot 50% of beds for Covid treatment owing to soaring number of cases in the district. Deputy collector disaster management G K Suresh Kumar said that some of the hospitals failed to comply with the directive following which the show-cause notice was issued.