Kerala High Court directs State govt. to ensure ventilator facility at Tirurangadi taluk hospital
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A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government to take steps to ensure that ventilator facility was made available at the Government Taluk Hospital at Tirurangadi in Malappuram if the hospital did not have such a facility. The Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaqueand Justice Kauser Edappagath observed that if there were no ventilators available at the hospital, it would have serious impact on the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The directive was passed when a public interest litigation petition filed by K.P.A. Majeed, Indian Union Muslim League leader and Tirurangadi MLA, came up for hearing. According to the petition, the number of ventilators and oxygen beds was inadequate in Malappuram district.More Related News
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