Osmanabad, May 7 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde on Friday inaugurated a 1,000-bed jumbo COVID-19 care centre at Barshi in Solapur district, an official said.

The jumbo facility will have a team of expert doctors, and medicines and treatment will be provided free of cost, the official said.

Barshi is a commercial town connecting Solapur and Osmanabad districts and the COVID-19 centre will serve patients from both the districts, he said.

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