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UP govt allows OPD to reopen in all hospitals, issues Covid-19 guidelines

All OPDs had been shut earlier in March to prevent the spread of coronavirus and only emergency services remained in place

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 17 2020 | 4:59 PM IST

In a major relief to the common man, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to reopen outpatient departments (OPD) in the Primary Health Centers (PHC), Community Health Centres (CHC) and in private hospitals of the state.

All OPDs had been shut earlier in March to prevent the spread of coronavirus and only emergency services remained in place.

This caused great inconvenience to the non-corona patients since private hospital were also shut during this period.

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Principal Secretary Health, Amit Mohan Prasad, has now directed

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