New Delhi (NVI): The Central Government today issued a clarification regarding a Reuters news report claiming that India has called in Army to run Covid-19 facilities in Delhi as cases surge.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has denied the report by the UK-based news agency, saying that “this news is far from reality” and only medical personnel of Armed Forces & CAPF have been asked to assist at some medical facilities in Delhi.
The news published on Wednesday had claimed that the Government of India has called in Army to manage new Covid-19 treatment centers in Delhi with thousands of additional hospital beds.
The Spokesperson, MHA, took to Twitter and wrote, “Reuters headline says “India calls in Army to run facilities in Delhi as cases surge. This news is far away from reality.
“Note: Army has not been called in, only medical personnel of Armed Forces & CAPF have been asked to assist at some medical facilities in Delhi.”
Reuters headline says “India calls in Army to run facilities in Delhi as cases surge”.
This news is far away from reality.
Note: Army has not been called in, only medical personnel of Armed Forces & CAPF have been asked to assist at some medical facilities in Delhi.@PIB_India
— Spokesperson, Ministry of Home Affairs (@PIBHomeAffairs) June 26, 2020
The Reuters news report referred to the temporary Covid care treatment centre set up at the Radha Soami Beas premises in south Delhi and the railway coaches converted into Covid wards. It claimed that these were among the facilities which will be handled by the Army.
“These include a 10,000-bed facility hosted at a religious centre and railway coaches turned into wards,” the report said.
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