Only Urgent Surgeries to Be Performed at AIIMS, Delhi in View of Rising Covid-19 Cases

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, or AIIMS hospital in New Delhi on Thursday announced that it will perform only urgent surgeries from Saturday, in order to deal with the rise in coronavirus cases, DD News reported.

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the AIIMS director on Thursday morning.

“Operation theatre services of AIIMS New Delhi needs to be curtailed in response to heightened need for diversion of infrastructure, manpower and material resources for prevention and control of Covid-19 outbreak,” an order issued by the hospital authorities stated.

The hospital has also decided to temporarily stop walk-in registrations for outdoor patients, including in special clinics, from Thursday, NDTV reported. Only those with prior appointments will be allowed.