35-year-old man in Karnataka's Hubballi dies as pvt hospitals refuse admission, treatment
Deputy Commissioner says incident 'unfortunate', private hospitals cannot refuse treatment
Hubballi: A 35-year-old man from Hubballi, who had developed breathing problems, died after two private hospitals refused to treat him on Friday, his family said.
Sarfaraz Jamkhane, a resident of Islampur, Old Hubballi, was suffering from fever for the past two days. He later developed breathing problems on Friday, July 17 and his health further deteriorated, worried over this the family took Sarfaraz to a private hospital at Sattur at around 6.15 pm. The hospital, however, told the family that it had run out of beds and also asked for a COVID-19 test.
The man was then taken to another private hospital, located in Shreya Nagar, off Gokul Road, around 7.30 pm but the hospital refused to admit him without a COVID-19 test and asked the family to take him to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS).
The distraught family rushed him to KIMS around 7.40 pm. Doctors attended Sarfaraz, gave him an injection, and put him on oxygen, said his brother-in-law Imran. He, however, didn't respond to treatment and soon breathed his last.
The incident highlights the difficulties that ordinary citizens are facing in accessing medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Dharwad Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil termed the incident as ‘unfortunate’ and said he was unaware of the incident, he stressed that private hospitals must not turn away COVID suspects. "It's an unfortunate incident. It seems he didn't have COVID-19. But even if he had COVID-19, private hospitals cannot refuse treatment. They are required to treat patients, irrespective of whether they are suffering from COVID or not. They should not find excuses in technicalities," Patil stressed.
The deputy commissioner said the government had even issued an order in this respect. He pledged to look into the matter and take necessary action.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
