<p>The AIIMS has decided to temporarily lose down routine walk-in OPD patient registrations, including speciality clinics and all centres, with effect from April 8 to minimise the possibility of community spread of coronavirus and optimise diversion of available manpower and resources for the treatment of affected patients.</p>.<p>It said OPDs/speciality clinics will continue to provide requisite services only for such patients (new and follow-up) having prior appointments.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-asks-all-its-employees-aged-45-years-and-above-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-971053.html" target="_blank">Read | Centre asks all its employees aged 45 years and above to get Covid-19 vaccine</a></strong></p>.<p>"In view of increased need to minimise the possibility of community spread of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and also to optimise diversion of available manpower and materials, resources for the care and treatment of suspected/confirmed patients of Covid-19 disease, it has been decided to temporarily lose down routine walk-in OPD patient registrations, including speciality clinics in AIIMS hospital and all centres with effect from April 8," a communique sent to all chiefs of Centres and Heads of all clinical departments said.</p>.<p>Respective departments may fix the limits of daily new and follow-up patients in the outpatient department (OPD) for the next four weeks, depending on the available strength of residents after contributing to the Covid-19 pool.</p>.<p>Departments in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) main hospital have also been requested to inform the same to faculty-in-charge and OPD services through e-mail so that computer facility can be intimated for modifications, the communique added.</p>
<p>The AIIMS has decided to temporarily lose down routine walk-in OPD patient registrations, including speciality clinics and all centres, with effect from April 8 to minimise the possibility of community spread of coronavirus and optimise diversion of available manpower and resources for the treatment of affected patients.</p>.<p>It said OPDs/speciality clinics will continue to provide requisite services only for such patients (new and follow-up) having prior appointments.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-asks-all-its-employees-aged-45-years-and-above-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-971053.html" target="_blank">Read | Centre asks all its employees aged 45 years and above to get Covid-19 vaccine</a></strong></p>.<p>"In view of increased need to minimise the possibility of community spread of ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and also to optimise diversion of available manpower and materials, resources for the care and treatment of suspected/confirmed patients of Covid-19 disease, it has been decided to temporarily lose down routine walk-in OPD patient registrations, including speciality clinics in AIIMS hospital and all centres with effect from April 8," a communique sent to all chiefs of Centres and Heads of all clinical departments said.</p>.<p>Respective departments may fix the limits of daily new and follow-up patients in the outpatient department (OPD) for the next four weeks, depending on the available strength of residents after contributing to the Covid-19 pool.</p>.<p>Departments in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) main hospital have also been requested to inform the same to faculty-in-charge and OPD services through e-mail so that computer facility can be intimated for modifications, the communique added.</p>