Covid: 400 apply for bed on Gurugram portal, 4 get it

Sanjay Yadav

Gurugram, April 23

Within four days of its launch, the Gurugram administration app received over 400 requests for beds. However, only four applicants got them while 14 are on the waiting list.

The administration has formed a special team to verify the eligibility of bed seekers and are giving preference to those with Gurugram address on their Aadhaar cards. Of the 400 applicants, 230 had proof of Gurugram address. Of them, 20 were found eligible for beds, and four finally got it.

“There is no need to panic as we are ensuring that every person with a valid need for bed gets it. Yes, many people are applying for beds in panic but we have a team to analyse the patient situation and make recommendation for beds,” said Deputy Commissioner Yash Garg. What left applicants harried was that to secure hospital admission, an Aadhaar card with a Gurugram address appeared mandatory. The district administration portal https://covidggn.com/. asks for a patient’s ICMR/SRF ID from their test report and Aadhaar number and address among other details. Patients must also specify if they have any comorbidities, as well as mention their SpO2 level and CT value. They can give three hospital preferences from a list of 43 hospitals treating Covid patients in Gurugram.

Though applicants not having a Gurugram address were not rejected on the portal, but only those with a Gurugram address on their Aadhaar cards received follow-up calls from the control room.

Gurugram is struggling with an acute shortage of hospital beds. The city today recorded over 4,300 cases and 9 deaths. It has recorded more than 15,000 cases and 32 deaths past week.