A joint team of doctors from Central health department, Delhi government, All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and three municipal corporations of Delhi will visit all COVID-19 hospitals to inspect the healthcare system.

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The decision was taken in a key meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister on June 14 morning in the presence of the Union Health Minister, the Delhi Lieutenant Governor, the Delhi Chief Minister, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, officers of three municipal corporations in Delhi and members of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).

It was decided that the team would check the preparedness in these hospitals to fight novel coronavirus cases in the national capital and will prepare a report based on its survey. The report compiled by the team will be submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Health Ministry and action will be taken to better Delhi's situation as the city is passing through its worst phase with 38,958 confirmed COVID-19 cases reported so far, and 1,271 deaths. The Minister of Home Affairs in a series of tweets shared the information soon after the meeting ended amid a worrying spike in corona infections in the city where 2,134 new cases and 57 deaths were reported in a 24-hour period.