The temporary Covid-19 centre at Mulund in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai, which once housed 1,650 beds, now wears a deserted look. Barring a few security personnel and packers coming in to pick up equipment from the facility, this once busy centre is now an empty stretch of land on the Richardson and Cruddas factory premises.
“This place started operations in July 2020, and during the peak, we used to help admit 150-200 Covid-19 patients. We handled the patients with our own hands every day,” says a security guard at the centre.
Abhay Naik, dean of the Mulund facility, says