AIIMS Delhi restricts OPD services amid Omicron

January 07, 2022 13:35

OPD services at the AIIMS Delhi Hospital and all Centres will continue to function with restricted registrations limited to only prior appointment patients (new and follow-up). All specialty clinics and follow-ups to be stopped for the time being.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla emphasised on the need to have a "unified strategy" in Delhi-NCR region to tackle Covid-19 pandemic, especially for the Omicron variant, while chairing a meeting on Thursday.

Union Home Secretary's concern came during nearly two hours virtual meeting he chaired to review the Covid-19 situation and preparedness in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), which includes Delhi and nine bordering districts in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

Keeping in view the close knit urban structure of the NCR region, the Home Secretary emphasized that it is necessary for all concerned authorities in Delhi and the NCR region to come together to tackle the virus.

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