The All Indian Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi will restart its out patients department in a phased manner from June 18. The premier hospital's decision comes in the wake of the declining COVID-19 cases in the national capital.
“In view of considerable decrease in COVID-19 cases, it has been decided by the Director AIIMS to re-start the OPD services in a phased manner at the earliest but latest by 18th June 2021 (Friday),” the hospital said in an official circular.
Currently, the OPD registration can only be done online or over telephone. A decision on allowing walk-in registration will be taken later after reviewing the COVID-19 situation in the city, the circular said.
The official note issued by Medical Superintendent Dr D K Sharma has asked heads of departments to provide the proposed number of new and follow-up patients to be registered for OPD services daily.
The hospital had suspended OPD services on April 22 after Delhi witnessed an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases. However, over the past few weeks, the number of cases has seen a steady decline with 255 new cases reported on Monday. The test positivity rate stands at 0.35 per cent.
