Delhi: AIIMS restarts elective surgeries after 10 months

NEW DELHI: After nearly 10 months, AIIMS has resumed non-emergency surgeries. It has also allowed pre-booking of appointments for OPD consultation directly from the counter or online. Walk-in isn’t allowed as yet. Routine OPDs and nonemergency surgeries were suspended at AIIMS in March end, when India went into a lockdown due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. Emergency services were shifted to main AIIMS and the trauma centre was turned into a dedicated facility for Covid-19 patients. Dr D K Sharma, medical superintendent of AIIMS, said resumption of routine OPD…