The decision revealed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to limit COVID-19 treatment in Delhi’s personal healthcare facilities and those run by the government of NCT just to those with evidence of house in the city was ill-thought-out. As Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal kept in mind in his order overruling the choice, ‘Right to Health’ is an integral part of ‘Right to Life’ under Post 21 of the Constitution. While health care is far from being universal in India, favorably rejecting that to somebody on the grounds of residency is insensitive and reckless. The Lieutenant-Governor has now directed that treatment ought to not be rejected to anybody. Mr. Kejriwal illustrated a situation of “individuals of the entire country” frustrating medical facilities in the city as validation for his nativism. After the LG’s intervention, the Chief Minister and his deputy, Manish Sisodia, restated the argument and preemptively looked for to clean their hands of the getting worse scenario. They expect 5.5 lakh COVID-19 cases by July-end for which 80,000 beds might be needed. The 10- week lockdown was suggested to ramp up health infr
Crossing the line: On Delhi’s decision to restrict health services
