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Take action, get real time Covid-19 bed updates: HC to Centre, Delhi govt

The high court, during the more than an hour long hearing via video conference, said that if the hospitals are adamant, "you are not powerless authority"

A health worker wearing protective gloves signs a swab sample vial at a Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport after the government allowed domestic flight services to resume, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease

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The bench directed that action in accordance with law be taken against hospitals which do not carry out real time data update properly.

Press Trust of India

5 min read Last Updated : Jun 25 2020 | 5:46 PM IST

The Delhi High Court on Thursday was displeased that the Centre and AAP government officers were not verifying whether the hospitals in the national capital are giving real time data of availability of beds and asked them to "tighten" their administration and take stern action against "adamant hospitals" which violate the guidelines.

The observation by the high court came after the lawyer appointed as amicus curiae to assist in the matter informed the high court that four hospitals -- RML Hospital, GTB Hospital, Apollo Hospital and Saroj Hospital -- are not updating availability of beds in real time and one

Topics : Coronavirus Delhi High Court Delhi government COVID-19

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