They commendably handled the bulk of cases at the peak of each wave; now, civic body to keep only the NESCO centre and the Seven Hills Hospital for dedicated COVID loads and dismantle the rest
Workers prepare to open Sion jumbo centre on January 1 this year. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Jumbo centres, which were built to tackle the COVID pandemic and were extremely beneficial during the first and second waves, have now become a burden to the civic body. The BMC is spending crores of rupees on rent and upkeep of these centres even though no patients are being admitted. A decision on closing down most of the centres is expected this week.
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