<p>Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty has urged the state authorities to vacate a government hospital with 500-700 beds, and offered help in creating the infrastructure necessary to set up a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus">Covid-19</a> treatment facility. </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-donald-trump-declares-nations-emergency-as-us-shuts-down-death-toll-in-india-at-2-799686.html#1" target="_blank">Follow DH's live coverage of the coronavirus outbreak here</a></strong></p>.<p>She made the offer in a letter dated March 12, the day the government announced a plan to convert a 300-bed hospital into a special facility to treat Covid-19. </p>.<p>Stating that private hospitals can't handle the epidemic, she said: "I request you to vacate one government hospital with at least 500-700 beds for the purpose, which requires oxygen lines and pipes. Infosys Foundation will do the civil work and Dr Devi Shetty has agreed to share resources like medical equipment." </p>
<p>Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty has urged the state authorities to vacate a government hospital with 500-700 beds, and offered help in creating the infrastructure necessary to set up a <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus">Covid-19</a> treatment facility. </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-live-updates-donald-trump-declares-nations-emergency-as-us-shuts-down-death-toll-in-india-at-2-799686.html#1" target="_blank">Follow DH's live coverage of the coronavirus outbreak here</a></strong></p>.<p>She made the offer in a letter dated March 12, the day the government announced a plan to convert a 300-bed hospital into a special facility to treat Covid-19. </p>.<p>Stating that private hospitals can't handle the epidemic, she said: "I request you to vacate one government hospital with at least 500-700 beds for the purpose, which requires oxygen lines and pipes. Infosys Foundation will do the civil work and Dr Devi Shetty has agreed to share resources like medical equipment." </p>