Home / Health / DDMA likely to amend law mandating every Covid-19 patient to visit clinic

DDMA likely to amend law mandating every Covid-19 patient to visit clinic

The AAP government has strongly been opposing the new system which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal equated with "detention" of Covid-19 patients

masks, PPE, medics, healthcare, workers, medical, doctors, nurses, coronavirus

Premium

On Wednesday, Kejriwal had requested the Centre to withdraw the new system requiring assessment of every Covid-19 patient at a government-run facility

Press Trust of India New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 25 2020 | 2:25 PM IST

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority will hold a crucial meeting later in the day wherein a decision is likely to be taken to amend rules requiring every coronavirus patient to visit Covid care centre for clinical assessment, sources said on Thursday.

The AAP government has strongly been opposing the new system which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal equated with "detention" of Covid-19 patients.

Lt Governor Anil Baijal is the chairman of Delhi Disaster Management Authority while the chief minister is its vice-chairman.

"The DDMA is scheduled to hold a meeting at 5.30 pm on Thursday. In the meeting, a decision to amend new rules is likely to

Topics : Coronavirus Arvind Kejriwal Delhi

What you get on BS Premium?

Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.

VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in