<p>The Delhi government has ordered officials to move all non-coronavirus patients from the dedicated hospitals to other facilities by Sunday.</p>.<p>Chief Secretary Vijay Dev directed the divisional commissioner and the health secretary to ensure that non-COVID-19 patients receive seamless treatment and are not ignored by healthcare service providers, an official said.</p>.<p>"All non-COVID-19 patients should be evacuated from COVID-19 dedicated hospitals by April 19," he said.</p>.<p><b>Also Read: </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-april-18-826787.html"><b>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</b></a></p>.<p>There are 36 Delhi government hospitals in the national capital and some of them - such as the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital - have been earmarked for coronavirus patients only.</p>.<p>Dev said efforts should be made to promote social-distancing measures via community, religious and political leaders in the severely infected areas such as Seelampur, Seemapuri, Chandni Mahal and Khirki Extension.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-3-deaths-in-telangana-1-new-case-in-manipur-all-returned-from-nizamuddin-meet-817763.html"><b>Track live updates on coronavirus here</b></a></p>.<p>Coronavirus cases in the city rose to 1,707 and the death toll to 42 on Friday. </p>
<p>The Delhi government has ordered officials to move all non-coronavirus patients from the dedicated hospitals to other facilities by Sunday.</p>.<p>Chief Secretary Vijay Dev directed the divisional commissioner and the health secretary to ensure that non-COVID-19 patients receive seamless treatment and are not ignored by healthcare service providers, an official said.</p>.<p>"All non-COVID-19 patients should be evacuated from COVID-19 dedicated hospitals by April 19," he said.</p>.<p><b>Also Read: </b><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-april-18-826787.html"><b>Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</b></a></p>.<p>There are 36 Delhi government hospitals in the national capital and some of them - such as the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital - have been earmarked for coronavirus patients only.</p>.<p>Dev said efforts should be made to promote social-distancing measures via community, religious and political leaders in the severely infected areas such as Seelampur, Seemapuri, Chandni Mahal and Khirki Extension.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-3-deaths-in-telangana-1-new-case-in-manipur-all-returned-from-nizamuddin-meet-817763.html"><b>Track live updates on coronavirus here</b></a></p>.<p>Coronavirus cases in the city rose to 1,707 and the death toll to 42 on Friday. </p>