Freezing temperatures leave patients and families sleeping outside Delhi hospitals

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Delhi faces a humanitarian crisis as freezing temperatures force patients and their families to sleep outside hospitals due to packed night shelters. Hundreds are sleeping outdoors near AIIMS, many having traveled from other states for medical treatment, with temporary shelters and hospital dormitories full. A non-profit has alerted the Union Health Minister about over 7,000 people sleeping outside hospitals, warning of health risks like hypothermia.


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