AIIMS to soon start tele consultation

Amid the surge in novel coronavirus cases in India, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has decided to start a tele consultation facility for its follow-up patients.

By: IANS | | Published: March 27, 2020 8:40 am

AIIMS official says "The service will commence soon."

Amid the surge in novel coronavirus cases in India, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has decided to start a tele consultation facility for its follow-up patients. “The service will commence soon,” an AIIMS official told IANS. Also Read - COVID-19 may have longer incubation period than previously thought

“Many patients whose appointments are now cancelled due to the lockdown and chronic patients can consult doctors through this facility,” said the official, adding, “Doctors in various departments will resolve the health related issues through telephone.” Also Read - Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is at Phase 3 trial: Preclinical and clinical trials explained

Earlier, the hospital had closed its Out Patient Department (OPD) services here and at all other centres as part of measures to contain coronavirus. The order was notified on March 23 and the OPD was closed a day later. Also Read - COVID-19 Live Updates: Cases in India surge to 21,53,010 as death toll reaches 42,518

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Published : March 27, 2020 8:40 am

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