All medical college hospitals in DK will provide free COVID-19 treatment: Kota Srinivas Poojary
Mangaluru: Corona patients will be treated free of charge at all medical college hospitals in the district, Kota Srinivas Poojary, district in-charge minister, has said.
He was speaking after inspecting the Corona treatment facilities at the KMC Hospital in the city on Monday.
“Free treatment facilities will be provided to all people – especially BPL and APL families, migrant workers and people without ration cards – at the medical college hospitals in the district. Patients may avail of the facility producing their Aadhaar cards at the hospitals,” said Kota.
He added that free treatment will be continued at the District Wenlock Hospital for suspected and confirmed cases of Corona infection. “The number of Corona patients in Dakshina Kannada who have already recovered is high; the number of patients discharged too is high,” said the minister.
Kota stressed that people need not panic regarding Corona infection. The government is striving to help the people in matters of health and will not compromise in any way with it, he assured.
Case for overcharging:
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has instructed the district health officer to file cases against hospitals that are charging patients more than the rates fixed by the government.
“There are complaints against some hospitals in Dakshina Kannada for charging Corona patients heavily for treatment,” the MP pointed out.
Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh, District Health Officer in-charge Dr. Rathnakar, Wenlock Hospital Inspector Dr. Sadashiva, KMC Hospital officers attended the meeting.
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Leh-bound SpiceJet plane faces engine issue; returns to national capital
New Delhi (PTI): A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to the national capital due to an engine issue on Tuesday morning, according to a source.
There were around 150 people on board the Boeing 737 aircraft that was operating the flight SG121, the source added.
When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said a flight operating from Delhi to Leh on Tuesday returned to Delhi after experiencing a technical issue.
"The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers were disembarked normally," the spokesperson said in a statement.
The source said the aircraft suffered an engine issue.
