All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi today held the first interactive session of National Clinical Grand Rounds led by AIIMS Director, Dr. Randeep Guleria. <br />''<br />''The session was aimed at facilitating discussion on  issues related to COVID-19. Doctors from medical colleges and Senior Physicians from hospitals located across the country and abroad participated in the online session. <br />''<br />''Speaking on the occasion, Dr Guleria said, the objective of National Clinical Grand Rounds is to bring down the mortality rate in COVID-19 patients to less than one per cent. He said that COVID-19 is a national crisis and that there was a need for a common platform for clinical issues and case based learning.<br />''.<br />''<br />''The first CGR session today focused on managing patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection, who are clinically suspected to have COVID-19 but test negative in the initial RT-PCR.<br />'' <br />''AIIMS has been extensively involved in managing patients, developing guidelines, policies and research in COVID-19. The Institute has managed over 4,000 patients of all levels of severity of the disease. <br />''<br />''In an effort to share its experience and initiate discussions on management of common issues related to COVID-19, AIIMS Delhi in conjunction with NITI Aayog and Union Health Ministry has launched the National Clinical Grand Rounds (CGR) on COVID-19.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The sessions will include presentation of clinical cases by physicians directly involved in COVID management. Challenges faced in patient management will be discussed by a panel of eminent experts from across the country and abroad. Physicians can also ask questions related to patient management during the Question and Answer session.</span>