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Government’s decision on Max Hospital irrational, autocratic: Delhi Medical Association

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New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi Medical Association (DMA) on Saturday called Delhi government’s decision to cancel the licence of Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, after it erroneously declared a newborn dead, “irrational and autocratic”.

The DMA added that the government should have waited for the report of Delhi Medical Council (DMC) which would be submitted in a few days.

According to DMA, while the investigation against the concerned doctors was expected, the decision to shut down the entire hospital is too harsh.

“The decision to shut the entire hospital is irrational and autocratic. Private hospitals bear 80 per cent of the patient’s burden in Delhi. Action against the concerned doctors is expected but why should all other departments and the hospital suffer,” Ashwini Goyal of DMA told IANS.

In the cancellation order, which comes after a three-member panel had submitted a report to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, the government has stopped the hospital from admitting any new patient and put a stop to all outpatient treatment services and laboratory testing on the premises.

The baby boy — 22-weeks premature — was declared dead by Max Hospital on November 30 and handed over to the parents in a plastic bag, along with his still-born sister. However, the baby started moving while being taken for burial. The baby was then admitted in north Delhi’s Agarwal Nursing Home but died on Wednesday.

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) termed the cancellation of licence “too harsh a step”.

It backed the hospital and said if all hospitals start facing such situations where patients die due to such mistakes, healthcare will come to a halt.

The DMA said it will also call for a strike if needed and will appeal to the government to revoke the decision to Max Hospital’s license cancellation.

According to Goyal, DMC, being a statutory body, has taken cognizance of the matter and will come out with their report in a day or two.

Meanwhile, terming the Delhi government order harsh, the Max Hospital said they were not given adequate opportunity to put forth their side of the story.

–IANS
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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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