A COVID care centre equipped with 500 oxygen beds will be operationalised in the National Capital in 3 to 4 days. The Home Ministry has designated Indo Tibetan Border Police, ITBP as the nodal force for operating the facility. It will be run by the doctors and paramedics of the paramilitary force. <br />''<br />''A Home Ministry order said, the Delhi government had sought medical officers and para-medical staff from the Home Ministry to man the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre at Chhattarpur which is being re-operationalised. ITBP Spokesperson said, there will be 500 beds initially but in future it can increase.<br />'' <br />''Delhi has been witnessing a sudden surge in coronavirus cases and over 24 thousand fresh COVID-19 cases and 249 deaths were reported yesterday.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">This centre was operationalised last year and treated over 11 thousand COVID-19 infected patients.</span><br />