To ensure city hospitals are prepared to handle a spike in Covid-19 cases, the BMC-run Seven Hills hospital and government-run St George hospital will conduct a drill on Tuesday. The rise in Covid cases in China, the United States and South Korea has got the government in alert mode and preparations have started to combat the spread of the virus.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked all states to conduct drills in hospitals to check preparedness. In light of this, Seven Hills hospital, which is a dedicated Covid-19 facility with a 1,700-bed capacity, and St George hospital, which has 70 beds, will participate in the exercise along with JJ hospital, which will conduct it in the OPD.