Director of BMC medical education and major hospitals Dr Neelam Andrade held a meeting on Saturday with security officers and deans of the civic-run hospitals where it was decided that delivery persons will not be allowed in medical hostels and in the hospital. There will also be restrictions on visitors and the security arrangements in the hospitals will be strengthened.

Nurses working in a civic-run hospital said there is an urgent need for crowd control and to restrict entry. “Sometimes we notice there are five to six visitors for a single patient at a time,” a source said. According to the sources, it was also decided at the meeting to find out lapses in crowd control and increase security where needed. Speaking about the meeting, Dr Andrade said, “We have decided to not allow delivery people in the hospital. People can take parcels from the gate of the hospital. This rule will be strictly followed in every civic-run hospital.”