Delhi Pollution: AAP Govt Directs Hospitals To Set Up Special Teams For Respiratory Cases

New Delhi: Delhi government on Tuesday directed all its hospitals to constitute teams of specialists to tackle patients with respiratory ailments due to severe air pollution, officials said.

Delhi Health Department also asked hospitals to monitor and report daily cases of respiratory ailments, including both outpatient (OPD) and inpatient (IPD) cases, and to promptly flag any unusual increase in number of cases, it said.

daily reports are to be shared with Dr. Govind Mawari, Senior Scientist at Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health (COEH).

visory mandates that hospitals designate specialists to dress respiratory diseases and ensure comprehensive care for affected patients.