Photos: Jumbo Mumbai COVID-19 hospital treats thousands

The pop-up mega hospital is mounted with tents and metal partitions, looks like a war room

Published: May 13, 2021 14:49 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from AP

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Inside Mumbai's BKC jumbo field hospital, a health worker adjusts the oxygen mask of a COVID-19 patient as doctors, nurses and specialists keep a close eye and monitor hundreds of sick people. Image Credit: AP

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The pop-up mega hospital in India's financial capital is mounted with tents and metal partitions and looks like a war room. Image Credit: AP

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It has a capacity of more than 2,000 beds with state-of-the-art medical facilities, including intensive care units and beds with oxygen and ventilators. It is mostly full. Image Credit: AP

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Its doctors and nurses constantly monitor patients, holding the hands of some to calm them as they have problems breathing, or touching them to see how responsive they are. Image Credit: AP

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In some cases they help patients use a mobile phone to speak to family members, who are not allowed visit. Image Credit: AP

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A doctor speaks on the intercom with a senior consultant giving an update of a patient. Image Credit: AP

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Health workers give water to a patient. India's western Maharashtra state, home to Mumbai, is one of the country's worst-hit states, grappling with a surge of coronavirus infections that has overwhelmed hospitals and made field facilities like BKC vital. Image Credit: AP

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Health workers keep a watch on patients in a ward. Maharashtra hit a peak at more than 68,000 daily cases last month, a number believed to be a massive undercount. It has since seen a decline in its declared new cases, reporting just over 37,000 infections over the latest week and 549 deaths. Image Credit: AP

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Belongings of patients are seen at the BKC COVID-19 field hospital. Maharashtra, the country's second-most populous state, has reported more than 5 million cases since the beginning of the pandemic and more than 75,000 deaths. Image Credit: AP

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The BKC field hospital currently has 329 doctors and 330 nurses, said Dr. Rajesh Dere, the man in charge of running the hospital, which has treated more than 22,600 COVID-19 patients since it was set up last May to provide free treatment and medicines to patients. Image Credit: AP

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Senior consultants monitor and evaluate each patient’s medical condition remotely in the war room of BKC COVID-19 field hospital. Image Credit: AP

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A monitor tracks a patient’s parameters. Image Credit: AP

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Doctors check touch sensitivity response of a patient. Image Credit: AP

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A health worker offers tea to a patient. Image Credit: AP

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A cleaner tosses aside a pair of sandals as she does her rounds. Image Credit: AP

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A health worker looks over patient files. Image Credit: AP

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A nurse poses for a photograph at the BKC COVID-19 field hospital in Mumbai. Image Credit: AP

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