Delhi Medical Association Slams Kejriwal For 'Penalising Doctors', Condemns FIR Against Ganga Ram Hospital

"Delhi Medical Association strongly condemns the way Delhi CM (chief minister) is warning the doctors and threatening the hospitals about COVID-19 patients’ admissions and tests," the DMA said.

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New Delhi: The Delhi Medical Association has slammed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for "issuing warning" to hospitals over the 'black-marketing of beds'. The association said that they condemn the Delhi CM for issuing such statements as the medical professionals are risking their lives and serving Delhiites from the last two months in this crisis situation. The Delhi Medical Association (DMA), in a statement, also condemned the FIR filed against the authorities of the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, a leading private facility that has been charged with "violating rules for registering coronavirus tests". "Delhi Medical Association strongly condemns the way Delhi CM (chief minister) is warning the doctors and threatening the hospitals about COVID-19 patients’ admissions and tests," the DMA said. "Doctors who are serving the people of Delhi tirelessly from last two months in this pandemic crisis risking their lives feel insulted by the way they are being treated," it said. "Hospitals are the backbone of healthcare and are serving the patients COVID or non-COVID," the DMA said, and alleged, "they are being penalized and government instead of praising their efforts is issuing new diktats daily". "Doctors of Delhi are already overworked and overstressed in this hour of pandemic crisis and the state government is unnecessarily putting pressure on healthcare systems," the statement said, claiming the support of its 15,000 members. The Medical Association's strong reaction was a response to Delhi CM after he issued a stern warning against some private hospitals allegedly refusing admission to Covid-19 patients and involving in "black-marketing" of beds, and said his government is going to issue an order stating that hospitals cannot deny treatment to such people. The national capital has reported 1320 new cases in the state, taking the total tally to 27,654. Also watch| Shahnawaj Hussain questions Delhi govt's decision