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Delhi opens borders but closes hospital doors to those from outside

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NEW DELHI : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government on Sunday decided to open its borders for the movement of people but limited treatment of patients for those from outside Delhi.

It also decided to roll back the 70% special corona cess on the sale of liquor from 10 June.The first decision comes against the backdrop of the need to remove restrictions on movement of people to revive the economy on one hand and the stretched healthcare services following the coronavirus outbreak on the other.Delhi government and private hospitals will be made available to residents of Delhi, chief minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said during a digital press conference.However, central government hospitals and speciality hospitals in Delhi will.

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