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Denial of healthcare services to people from across the country puts the Delhi govt. not just in violation of international #humanrights standards that guarantee #RightToHealthcare but also Article 21 of the #Constitution which guarantees #RightToLife.
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On Sunday, @CMODelhi @ArvindKejriwal announced that all govt. and private hospitals in the city would only treat residents of #Delhi except those seeking treatment relating to oncology, transplantation & neuro-surgery & victims of road accidents and acid attacks within Delhi NCR.
Even though serious public health threats such as the #COVID__19 pandemic may justify restrictions on some rights, it must strictly have a legal basis, must not be discriminatory in application, respectful of human dignity & proportionate to achieve the objective.
