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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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
