Rs. 60,000 demanded for ambulance and cremation expenses !
Amid the Covid pandemic that has paralysed the society, people are literally going through a lot of hurdles to get their relatives admitted to a hospital and ensure treatment.
Amid the Covid pandemic that has paralysed the society, people are literally going through a lot of hurdles to get their relatives admitted to a hospital and ensure treatment.
A deceased villager was being cremated in Rastapur village here. However, health department officials reached the place and told the relatives of the deceased that he has tested Covid positive.
Many of the hospitals all over the country are lacking enough stock of oxygen cylinders. Doctors in the hospitals are helpless and they have started giving clear idea of the present condition to the relatives of covid patients.
Religious fanatics attacked the police who were trying to stop the collective namaz prayers which were being conducted in violation of the Covid-19 norms.
In the last 24 hours, 2,61,500 new Covid-19 patients have been detected in the country, while 1,501 people have died. Due to the increasing number of deaths, crematoriums are running out of space.
Welfare Minister Gopal Bhargav visited the District Hospital here to review the covid-19 situation.
Several Covid-19 positive patients admitted to the N.M.C.H Hospital, the 2nd biggest hospital in the city, are dying due to poor conditions. A long queue of ambulances is found outside the hospital.
Statistic of last 15 days shows Covid-19 outbreak among 5 states facing assembly elections. Assam, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala have hit 532%, 420%, 159%, 165% and 103% rise from 1st April to 14th April.
‘No one can stop the deaths due to corona. Those who are old have to die!’ This statement was made by Prem Singh Patel, a minister in the BJP led Madhya Pradesh government, while talking to the journalists.
A patient suffering from Covid-19 passed away without getting any treatment due to lack of a bed when he came to the hospital for admission.