Read more about Delhi s health system didn t collapse during pandemic: Arvind Kejriwal on Business Standard. In many developed countries and cities like New York, the health infrastructure collapsed, but measures like home isolation prevented such a situation in Delhi, according to Kejriwal
‘People of Delhi and govt. had collectively strengthened health infrastructure’
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed the people at the Republic Day celebrations held at the Delhi secretariat here on Monday, where he commended the contributions and sacrifices made by corona warriors during the pandemic.
The Chief Minister said the people of Delhi and the Delhi government had collectively strengthened health infrastructure, which was why Delhi’s health system was intact even after a “severe novel coronavirus outbreak.”
“If not for COVID-19, we would have celebrated the occasion at Chhatrasal Stadium along with our families and children. I hope that this year we will be relieved of the pandemic,” Mr. Kejriwal said.
Delhi faced an extreme level of the coronavirus pandemic, but its health system did not collapse due to "reforms" in recent years and better management, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.
QR code-based health cards for Delhiites by August 2021
The Delhi government is working to ensure that by August every Delhiite has easy access to public healthcare facilities with a QR code-based health card that has a person s basic clinical details
BusinessToday.In | January 21, 2021 | Updated 16:54 IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (Photo-PTI)
The Delhi government is working to ensure that by August every Delhiite has easy access to public healthcare facilities with a QR code-based health card that has a person s basic clinical details.
The health card would be linked to the government s ambitious cloud-based Health Information Management System (HIMS). This would make information like location of public healthcare facilities, availability of beds in government hospitals, doctors qualification, specialisation and availability, medicines in stores, etc, just a click away.
QR code-based healthcare cards for everyone in Delhi may be reality by August, this year
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Delhi government has set the ball rolling for ensuring that by August every Delhiite has a QR code-based health card with his or her basic clinical details to easily access public healthcare facilities.
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(This story originally appeared in on Jan 21, 2021)NEW DELHI: Delhi government has set the ball rolling for ensuring that by August every Delhiite has a QR code-based health card with his or her basic clinical details to easily access public healthcare facilities.
The health card would be linked to the government’s ambitious cloud-based Health Information Management System (HIMS), which would make information like location of public healthcare facilities, availability of beds in government hospitals, doctors’ qualification, specialisation and availability, medicines in stores, etc, just a click away.