Doctors say ‘absurd’ rule, made as second wave surges, is unfair on non-Covid patients
Doctors have expressed fears for patients after the government ordered that 14 of Delhi’s biggest private hospitals be reserved exclusively for Covid patients for the first time, as the Indian capital’s healthcare system struggles to cope with a virulent second wave.
The announcement by the government came as the situation in Delhi grew increasingly dire, with 13,468 new cases reported on Wednesday, breaking all records since the pandemic began. The capital has overtaken Mumbai, previously Covid ground zero in India, in terms of the number of new cases reported every day.
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