Death of baby girl sparks protest at KGH
The Hindu
Her father alleges that they are made to wait for 90 minutes outside the COVID ward
The death of a one-and-a-half year old baby girl resulted in a tense situation at the COVID ward (CSR Block) of King George Hospital (KGH), when relatives of patients entered the ward and reportedly argued with the staff on Tuesday evening. Janvitha of Choudupalli village of Atchutapuram mandal in the district, developed cold a few days ago. Her father Veerababu, took her to a private hospital. A Rapid Antigen Test showed that she was COVID-19 negative and she was given treatment for three days. Later, she developed COVID symptoms and was later shifted to another private hospital in the city. An RTPCR test was performed and girl tested COVID-19 positive. The private hospital referred her to the KGH.
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