All mild Covid-19 patients to be discharged from Delhi hospitals in 24 hrs

The move comes in the wake of family members of several Covid-19 patients claiming denial of admission for patients at various hospitals

All asymptomatic Covid-19 patients and those having mild symptoms are to be discharged from hospitals within 24 hours of admission, and district surveillance officers should be informed, according to a Delhi government order.

All hospitals have been asked to strictly comply with the directions, officials said.

"It has come to (our) notice that many asymptomatic and mild symptom cases have been admitted in the hospital facilities," said the order dated June 4.

It said, as per the guidelines issued by the government and the Delhi Heath Department earlier, asymptomatic and mild symptoms cases do not require hospitalisation, and are recommended