In its opinion, the human rights body said that Delhi has so far been one of the most affected cities. (File)
New Delhi:
The National Commission for Human Rights (NHRC) on Wednesday published notices in Delhi and to the Union Ministry of Health on a complaint making serious allegations regarding the difficulties encountered by the general public in Delhi, due to the unavailability of beds in hospitals for COVID-19 patients and an insufficient number of tests leading to a grim situation and mismanagement, resulting in the death of a large number of people.
The Commission published the opinion on the complaint of Ajay Maken, former chairman of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, and said: “He has not made mere allegations, he has instead made seemingly sincere efforts to provide data in support of their complaint, which, if true, raises a serious problem of the inappropriate approach of government agencies to the plight of the general public, which is a serious problem. violation of human rights. “
“Apparently, there has been a considerable delay in the conduct of the last rites of the deceased during the pandemic period; tests on the bodies of the symptomatic deceased are also not carried out in violation of the standards of WHO and the ICMR which can be extremely dangerous, “said NHRC. in his opinion.
The NHRC has asked the Delhi government and the Union’s Department of Health to examine the matter in consultation with each other to ensure a full report within ten days.
“The Commission would like the government of the Delhi NCT and the Union Ministry of Health and Welfare to examine the matter in consultation with each other in order to ensure a full report within ten days. Between -time, the Delhi NCT government should increase the number of beds and tests per day for COVID-19 patients, “he added.
In its opinion, the CNDH declared that the national capital is one of the most affected cities so far.
“It is not wrong to say that the number of COVID-19 patients in the country is increasing day by day and that the recovery rate is more than 48% but it is also true that a large number of people have died and the National the capital is one of the most affected cities to date, “he said.
