Outsiders will not get treatment in Delhi Hospitals: Arvind Kejriwal

The Kejriwal government has taken a major decision regarding the rising case of Corona in Delhi and it is clear that the treatment of external patients will no longer be done in the state government hospitals. Only people of Delhi will be treated in hospitals under Delhi government. Any patient can get treatment in hospitals with central government jurisdiction including AIIMS.

The Chief Minister informed that the Delhi Cabinet has decided that the state government hospitals will now be for the people of Delhi only. Anyone can get treatment in a central government hospital. Both Delhi government and central government hospitals have 10,000- 10,000 beds.CM Kejriwal said that till the month of March, all the hospitals in Delhi remained open to the people of the whole country. At any given time 60 to 70 percent of the people in our Delhi hospitals were outside Delhi but the corona cases are increasing rapidly, in such a situation, the AAP government is arranging beds.

Kejriwal said that in such a situation, what will happen to Delhi people if they open hospitals in Delhi. He said that 90 percent of the people of Delhi said that as long as there are corona cases, only Delhiites should be treated in Delhi hospitals. A committee of five doctors was formed and it has given its report. The committee has said that Delhi will need 15,000 beds by the end of June. He says that at present, the hospitals in Delhi should be for the residents of Delhi and not for the outsiders, if opened for the outsiders, then in 3 days all the beds will be occupied.

Arvind Kejriwal made it clear that private hospitals in Delhi will also treat only Delhiites. However, special treatment hospitals will be able to treat people outside Delhi. CM said that in view of the fast-growing Corona case, in the coming time, the hotel and banquet hall may have to be attached with the hospital. Therefore, hotels and banquet halls will not open in Delhi.

The Delhi government had formed a five-member team of doctors on May 2nd under the leadership of Dr. Mahesh Verma to face Corona. The committee was asked to prepare a report on the condition of hospitals and other matters. Now the committee has submitted this report to the government. It states that up to one lakh cases of corona may occur in Delhi by the end of June. For this, the government will need 15 thousand beds.