<span style="color: #222222;">In view of the increased need to minimize the possibility of spread of COVID-19, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, AIIMS has decided to temporarily switch over from physical consultations of OPD's patients in morning OPD to tele-consultations with effect from Thursday.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIIMS also said that in view of the need to optimize the usage of inpatient beds for hospitalization of seriously ill emergency patients, it has been decided to temporarily postpone routine inpatient admissions in general wards and private wards with immediate effect for two weeks.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It said, however, emergency patients who require inpatient hospitalization in general wards or such patients who are advised private ward hospitalization owing to emergency conditions will continue to be admitted.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />''  <br />