Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticised Delhi government hospitals after a petition was filed pertaining to alleged mishandling of Covid-19 affected dead bodies. The top court also pulled up Delhi government over a dip in coronavirus testing at a time when cases are rising faster than before in the national capital.

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to LNJP Hospital in Delhi and said, "There is a problem in Delhi, testing has gone down from 7,000 to 5,000 per day. Why has your testing gone down? Tell us why testing numbers are reducing in Delhi."

"We have also noticed that the Delhi government itself has admitted that the number of tests has gone down in June as compared to the month of May."

The three-judge SC bench went on the say that the situation is "horrendous" with respect to the handling of Covid-19 patients in Delhi and that they are being treated "worse than animals".

The judges went on to added that government hospitals in Delhi are not properly dealing with bodies of deceased Covid-19 victims, adding that patients’ families have not been informed about deaths on some occasions.

It also asked the government why some patients were not getting admission in hospitals despite the government app showing the availability of beds.

"Reports also show that patients are not able to get admitted to the hospital whereas data shows a large number of beds remain vacant. The state is not only duty-bound to provide beds but also adequate infrastructure, manpower and staff to attend to the patients," the SC bench said.

Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticised Delhi government hospitals after a petition was filed pertaining to alleged mishandling of Covid-19 affected dead bodies. The top court also pulled up Delhi government over a dip in coronavirus testing at a time when cases are rising faster than before in the national capital.

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to LNJP Hospital in Delhi and said, "There is a problem in Delhi, testing has gone down from 7,000 to 5,000 per day. Why has your testing gone down? Tell us why testing numbers are reducing in Delhi."

"We have also noticed that the Delhi government itself has admitted that the number of tests has gone down in June as compared to the month of May."

The three-judge SC bench went on the say that the situation is "horrendous" with respect to the handling of Covid-19 patients in Delhi and that they are being treated "worse than animals".

The judges went on to added that government hospitals in Delhi are not properly dealing with bodies of deceased Covid-19 victims, adding that patients’ families have not been informed about deaths on some occasions.

It also asked the government why some patients were not getting admission in hospitals despite the government app showing the availability of beds.

"Reports also show that patients are not able to get admitted to the hospital whereas data shows a large number of beds remain vacant. The state is not only duty-bound to provide beds but also adequate infrastructure, manpower and staff to attend to the patients," the SC bench said.