MUMBAI: A PIL has sought that 50% beds in private
hospitals must be used to treat Covid-19
patients and those that refuse must be taken over and run for that purpose.
Sent to the
Bombay HC registrar-general on Monday through email, petitioner-advocate Meherwan Farshid’s PIL pointed out that Mumbai, with a population of more than 18 million, is a hotspot “with over 450 cases”.
“The hospitals earmarked by
BMC and state government can accommodate a maximum of 2,000 patients, which does not constitute even .01% of the population,” it said, adding that “the intervention of the judiciary is very much required at this crucial juncture”.