Our observations on the Corona Delhi App:
1. It's a nice App with a huge lot of information. But truly speaking most of the information is already available on Google. We can just say that it has been consolidated here to check it with ease, especially the availability of beds & ventilators.
2. In case one has a severe Emergency and want to reserve a bed or a ventilator, its not at all possible with this App. We can not communicate with any of the hospitals directly. So no chance of getting any help in a dire emergency. The WhatsApp health help line is just an automated text sharing mechanism & no more. In our opinion, it is not up to anywhere near our expectations. All of us know very well that how the telephones are picked & answered in our system.
3. It may show a few available beds at the peak period but by the time a patient could reach the spot, he may find nothing available. We had thought that we will be able to communicate directly with each & every hospital, could forward a request and could get the confirmation before reaching the spot. But nothing of that kind is possible through this App.
4. Delhi Government must look into it and add the interactive features to give some real relief to the patients as huge rush is expected in the coming days, due to the spread of #covid19 in Delhi.
5. Moreover, the official platform has been used to promote Private hospitals, who have got a grand opportunity to mint huge money out of this #pandemic, by way of enquiries generated through this App. They are already demanding huge sums as deposits before the admission and those with lesser or no money are being refused entry.
6. In return, Delhi Government has not even imposed any restriction on the charges to be collected, no capping @BEP (No Profit No Loss) has been done to give a relief to the #coronavirus patients. The Corporate hospitals can't be allowed to encash a Notified disaster.
7. The Corona Delhi App must mention the Maximum amount that can be charged by each Private hospital very clearly, else a patient who reaches there in Emergency may feel harassed while making the payment, as these hospitals do huge markups on everything, including the consumables, PPE kits, etc.
8. Honestly speaking, this App clearly shows the inadequacy of health facilities in the National Capital. If we exclude the money-minting Private hospitals or the Hospitals under the Central Government, there is not much available in Delhi to combat the deadly virus.
9. Delhi Government must take immediate measures to improve significantly, its own health facilities, beds, ventilators in the Govt sector, as the Medical facilities at the Government hospitals are quite inadequate, & an ordinary person can not afford treatment at these Private hospitals.
9. Delhi Government must take immediate measures to improve significantly, its own health facilities, beds, ventilators in the Govt sector, as the Medical facilities at the Government hospitals are quite inadequate, & an ordinary person can not afford treatment at these Private hospitals.
10. Delhi Government has tried to display a rosy picture by reducing the Corona positive cases a day ago. This has been done by reducing the Tests by almost 38%. The government must avoid such a mechanism to display the wrong picture to the masses, as such techniques won't check the spread of the #coronavirus in Delhi.
Thanks,
B S Vohra
President,
East Delhi RWAs Joint Front
www.RWABhagidari.com
