Non-emergency OPDs at AIIMS likely to resume

NEW DELHI: India's premier institute AIIMS is likely to resume non-emergency services this week, around two months after it curtailed all elective surgeries due to the rising Covid-19 cases. “Discussions are on to look into the modalities to resume non-emergency OPD services,” said Dr DK Sharma, medical superintendent, AIIMS.

There are two views either to “start the services in a phased wise manner like 4-5 specialties in the beginning and keep adding to it or start all OPDs altogether. The decision is likely to be taken soon,” added another doctor.

While Covid-19 patients are in the adjoining building of AIIMS trauma centre, patients from the trauma centre have been shifted to the main building.