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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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
