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Photos: Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi’s largest Covid unit soldiers on

Delhi’s Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital was among the first to spring into action when the first cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) were reported in the national capital. Since requisitioning its isolation rooms for an intial batch of 11 patients, the hospital has attended to nearly 4,000 cases as of this week when it marked 100 days of fighting the deadly virus. The hospital, now converted into 100% Covid-19 facility stands out as the largest of its kind at the disposal of the Delhi government.

Updated on: Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM IST

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Medical workers in PPE suits on duty at the COVID-19 helpdesk, at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital in New Delhi on June 25. LNJP has been at the front of Delhi’s Covid-19 response ever since the city reported its first case of the disease on March 6. The hospital had at the time immediately set aside 11 isolation rooms for Covid-19 patients. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

Medical workers in PPE suits on duty at the COVID-19 helpdesk, at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital in New Delhi on June 25. LNJP has been at the front of Delhi’s Covid-19 response ever since the city reported its first case of the disease on March 6. The hospital had at the time immediately set aside 11 isolation rooms for Covid-19 patients. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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People in a queue for entry passes at a help desk near the Covid-19 ward at LNJP hospital in New Delhi. The hospital admitted its first Covid-19 patient on March 17. In the 100 days since, Lok Nayak hospital has treated 3,760 Covid-19 patients – most with severe infection, as reported by HT. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

People in a queue for entry passes at a help desk near the Covid-19 ward at LNJP hospital in New Delhi. The hospital admitted its first Covid-19 patient on March 17. In the 100 days since, Lok Nayak hospital has treated 3,760 Covid-19 patients – most with severe infection, as reported by HT. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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Medical professionals attend to a visitors outside the Covid-19 ward at LNJP hospital on June 25. LNJP has since also helped fill a gap in the treatment of Covid-19 patents by attending to their co-mobidites and other complications such as the need for dialysis and also helping in deliveries of Covid-19 positive women. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

Medical professionals attend to a visitors outside the Covid-19 ward at LNJP hospital on June 25. LNJP has since also helped fill a gap in the treatment of Covid-19 patents by attending to their co-mobidites and other complications such as the need for dialysis and also helping in deliveries of Covid-19 positive women. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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A woman mourns the death of her husband who was suffering from coronavirus, at LNJP Hospital. With Delhi’s caseload rising at over 3,000 cases per day at the moment, the 2,000-bed hospital has been converted into a Covid-19 only treatment facility, making it the biggest of its kind in the Delhi government’s arsenal. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

A woman mourns the death of her husband who was suffering from coronavirus, at LNJP Hospital. With Delhi’s caseload rising at over 3,000 cases per day at the moment, the 2,000-bed hospital has been converted into a Covid-19 only treatment facility, making it the biggest of its kind in the Delhi government’s arsenal. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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People walk past a banner installed by the Delhi Government, thanking all doctors and health workers of LNJP Hospital for their work in treating coronavirus patients over a period of 100 days in New Delhi on June 25, 2020. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

People walk past a banner installed by the Delhi Government, thanking all doctors and health workers of LNJP Hospital for their work in treating coronavirus patients over a period of 100 days in New Delhi on June 25, 2020. (Sonu Mehta/HT Photo)

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A health worker takes out bio-medical waste at LNJP Hospital in Delhi on June 25. Starting with the wards in the emergency block of the hospital, the entire hospital was converted into a Covid-19 facility by April. Out-patient clinics were initially moved to the segregated orthopaedic block of the hospital and then completely shut by March-end. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

A health worker takes out bio-medical waste at LNJP Hospital in Delhi on June 25. Starting with the wards in the emergency block of the hospital, the entire hospital was converted into a Covid-19 facility by April. Out-patient clinics were initially moved to the segregated orthopaedic block of the hospital and then completely shut by March-end. (Biplov Bhuyan / HT Photo)

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A view of beds set up inside Shehnai Banquet Hall that has been attached to the LNJP hospital as a temporary Covid care centre, on June 25. LNJP staff have also paid the price of exposure to the virus in the line of work. Several cases reported from among the community in the first two months were traced back to hospitals or contact with other healthcare workers. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

A view of beds set up inside Shehnai Banquet Hall that has been attached to the LNJP hospital as a temporary Covid care centre, on June 25. LNJP staff have also paid the price of exposure to the virus in the line of work. Several cases reported from among the community in the first two months were traced back to hospitals or contact with other healthcare workers. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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A view inside the 100-bed Shehnai Banquet Covid care facility attached to LNJP hospital on June 25. The hospital’s lone isolation ward — with its own separate elevator — had been created during the H1N1 outbreak of 2009-10. Recent months have been marked by quick manoeuvring to adapt to rapid surges in the number of cases. Hospital administrators told HT that no one had initially expected the virus to spread at this scale. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 26, 2020 3:00 PM

A view inside the 100-bed Shehnai Banquet Covid care facility attached to LNJP hospital on June 25. The hospital’s lone isolation ward — with its own separate elevator — had been created during the H1N1 outbreak of 2009-10. Recent months have been marked by quick manoeuvring to adapt to rapid surges in the number of cases. Hospital administrators told HT that no one had initially expected the virus to spread at this scale. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)

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