Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain and additional standing counsel Sanjoy Ghose, appearing for the Delhi government, told the court that no decision has been taken on the recommendation of the De-escalation Committee (COVID-19) which was constituted to assess the current position of hospital admissions and discharges and recommend reduction in the number of beds dedicated for coronavirus patients, if required.
Jain said a decision would be taken after consulting two more experts doctors and the association can also make a representation if it wants to.
Singh said the association has placed its case before the court and it was not going to make any representations to the government.
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ICU Beds Reserved In 33 Hospitals To Be Reduced To 60%, AAP Govt Tells HC
The committee has said that its recommendations shall be subject to the overarching principal that the status of fully Covid-19 hospitals should not be changed as for now.
PTI 24 December 2020 Representational Image/PTI PTI 2020-12-24T13:54:17+05:30 ICU Beds Reserved In 33 Hospitals To Be Reduced To 60%, AAP Govt Tells HC outlookindia.com 2020-12-24T13:56:34+05:30
The AAP government informed the Delhi High Court on Thursday that an expert committee has recommended reducing, from 80 per cent to 60 per cent, the number of ICU beds reserved for Covid-19 patients in private hospitals in the national capital.