Published 16:21 IST, June 12th 2020

'COVID patients being treated worse than animals in Delhi govt hospitals' observes SC

On Friday, the Supreme Court said that it was “really pained” to read about how Delhi government hospitals were treating the COVID-19 patients and dead bodies.

Reported by: Nalini Sharma
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Supreme Court on Friday took up for hearing matter regarding treatment of COVID-19 patients in national capital along with disposal of de bodies in New Delhi of COVID positive deceased persons. Supreme Court said that it was “really pained” seeing stories of Government Hospitals in New Delhi and how y were treating COVID-19 patients and de bodies in hospital. court h taken suo motu cognizance of issue late last evening and set up matter for hearing on Friday.

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'Testing in Delhi has gone down'

During hearing, Supreme Court pulled up Delhi Government stating that Delhi was only state in country that h decreased number of tests daily as compared to all or states.

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“Testing in Delhi has gone down from 7000 to 5000 a day whereas, in places like Mumbai and Chennai, tests have gone up from 16000 to 17000,” Supreme Court said. Supreme Court raised severe concerns regarding condition saying “people are dying and re is body to attend to m”.

“COVID patients are being treated worse than animals. In one case, a body was found in a garb dump. We are deeply pained seeing this,” Supreme Court bench observed. Supreme Court went on to issue tices to Delhi Government along with Maharashtra, Tamil Nu and West Bengal asking Chief Secretaries of all States to file status reports on number of patients that were mitted in government hospitals by next date of hearing. tice was also issued to LNJP Hospital in New Delhi from where several reports have emerged in recent past with videos depicting how patients were left to fend for mselves and de bodies were t being disposed off in proper manner.

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16:21 IST, June 12th 2020