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Hyderabad hospitals bank on e-consultation in challenging times

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HYDERABAD : The coronavirus-fuelled lockdown has not only confined people to their homes, but has also badly impacted the functioning of hospitals, landing both the non COVID-19 patients and doctors in a dilemma.

With the government asking hospitals to stop non-emergency services and postpone elective surgeries, outpatient departments of major hospitals in both government and private sector present a near deserted look.

Some healthcare facilities in Hyderabad continue to offer outpatient services, but there is reluctance on the part of the patients to approach the hospital for fear of contracting COVID-19.

The healthcare professionals too are worried that someone with COVID-19 symptoms may walk-in. To cope with this situation, the

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