Elective routine surgeries to resume in non-Covid hospitals in Kashmir:- Director health

Elective routine surgeries to resume in non-Covid hospitals in Kashmir:- Director health

Press trust of Kashmir |Srinagar : The health authorities in Kashmir division have decided to resume the elective routine surgeries in non-Covid hospitals in Kashmir division after covid-19 cases have started to decrease with each passing day.

“This is in supersession to this office orders regarding the subject matter. In this

context, in the interest of better patient care, it is impressed upon all Chief Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents & Block Medical Officers under the Administrative control of this Directorate to resume conducting of elective routine surgeries in their respective Non-Covid health institutions forthwith in view of the decline in the number of Covid-19 positive cases reported from across Kashmir Division,” reads the order, a copy of which lies with PTK

“However, all the necessary precautions, guidelines & Standard Operating

Procedures issued by competent authorities from time to time must be adhered to while performing surgeries in the interest of safety of patients as well as healthcare workers,” order adds.