New Delhi, Apr 30 () In a stern warning, the Delhi authorities on Thursday ordered personal hospitals within the metropolis to not deny therapy to non COVID-19 sufferers, saying flouting of the directives will invite punitive measures, together with cancellation of license.
The order got here amid experiences of some personal hospitals denying crucial companies like dialysis, blood transfusion and chemotherapy on account of contracting COVID-19.
The well being division has issued an order warning all non-COVID personal hospitals and nursing houses in opposition to denial of therapy to sufferers and stated their license can be cancelled for non-compliance of its directives.
“It has come to note that some hospitals within the personal sector are hesitating in offering crucial companies similar to dialysis, blood transfusion, chemotherapy and institutional deliveries to their common sufferers both on account of concern of contracting COVID-19 or they’re retaining their hospitals/clinics closed,” the order stated.
“It is usually observed that in lots of locations the hospitals/clinics are insisting on a COVID-19 take a look at earlier than offering companies,” the order acknowledged.
“All of the hospitals/clinics, particularly these in personal sectors, are hereby directed to stay useful and make sure that anybody needing any important crucial companies, together with dialysis, blood transfusion, chemotherapy and institutional deliveries, will not be denied such service,” it stated.
It stated non-compliance can be considered critically and motion as per provisions of legislation, together with cancellation of the registration of the defaulter hospital or nursing dwelling, can be initiated with out additional discover.
In an order issued on April 15, the Ministry of Dwelling Affairs had additionally provisioned that each one well being companies ought to stay useful throughout the lockdown interval.
The variety of coronavirus instances in Delhi elevated to three,515 on Thursday, with three contemporary deaths being reported. SLB BUN SNE SNE
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