Photos: Scenes from an upcoming 1,000-bed Covid-19 hospital in Mumbai

A makeshift 1,000-bed mega-hospital is coming up at an expedited pace in Mumbai’s commercial hub of Bandra-Kurla Complex, on the lines of Wuhan in China. Work on the facility, the first of several planned to tackle the rising number of cases in Mumbai has been on since April 28. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation expects to use such hospitals as quarantine and isolation facilities for asymptomatic cases.

Updated on: May 08, 2020 10:42 AM IST

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Workers prepare a metal frame during the construction of a 1,000 bed non-critical hospital for Covid-19 treatment at the Bandra Kurla Complex exhibition ground in Mumbai, on May 6, 2020. The hospital is expected to be up and running within a fortnight. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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A sign is displayed on a gate at the construction site of a 1000 bed non-critical hospital for COVID-19 treatment at the Bandra Kurla Complex exhibition ground in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, May 6. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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In order to enhance the treatment and isolation capacity of the city’s healthcare system, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to set up several corona care centres such as this one in the next fortnight, news agency PTI reported. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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Workers pull on a high-tension rope during the construction of a 1,000 bed hospital for Covid-19 treatment at the Bandra Kurla Complex exhibition ground. On Thursday, May 7, the financial capital reported 692 infections, taking its case count to 11, 219. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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Workers labour on a scaffolding tower during the construction of a non-critical hospital for Covid-19 treatment. The BMC has maintained that it expects around 75,000 coronavirus cases by the end of the month according to its projections for the city. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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A worker lays flooring panels in the facility. Non-critical corona care centres such as this one will help monitor asymptomatic cases, acting as locations for quarantine and isolation. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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Workers unload metal bracing from a truck at the exhibition grounds in Bandra Kurla Complex. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), which includes the city and its neighbouring areas, accounts for 25% of the total cases in India as of Wednesday. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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Workers take a break during the construction of the hospital on Wednesday, May 6. With 692 positive cases in Mumbai on May 7, the number of coronavirus cases in the city rose to 11,219 and the death toll reached 437 on Thursday. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)

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The new hospital will be equipped with oxygen facilities, a pathological laboratory, laundry, cabins for doctors and nurses among other amenities. MMRDA has said the hospital will be equipped to handle an additional 5,000 beds if there is a requirement in future. (Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg)