Delhi govt to install CCTV cameras in all Coronavirus designated hospitals

By PNI Admin Last updated Jun 16, 2020

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah with Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla (L) chairs a meeting with doctors at LNJP hospital on COVID-19 preparedness, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi, Monday, June 15, 2020. (PTI Photo)(PTI15-06-2020_000206B)

Delhi Government has instructed its Public Works Department to install CCTV cameras in COVID-19 wards of all its Corona virus designated hospitals. The order came soon after Home Minister Amit Shah directed Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev to install CCTV cameras in COVID wards of every designated hospital in the national capital for proper monitoring of services and ensuring patients’ issues are resolved. It said, PWD will install CCTV cameras in all COVID wards within 24 hours and submit a compliance report.

After paying a surprise visit to LNJP hospital yesterday, the Home Minister also suggested psychosocial counselling of doctors and nurses engaged in the fight against COVID