Non-COVID patients also died at govt. hospitals: DME
The Hindu
Health dept. has been facing severe criticism for ‘under-reporting COVID deaths’
After coming under severe criticism for alleged under-reporting of COVID-19 deaths, senior officials from the Health department gave a clarification on Wednesday. Director of Medical Education (DME) Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy said that along with COVID patients, non-COVID patients in critical condition too, are admitted at several such hospitals, and the deaths are a combined list of both types of patients. The DME said that regardless of the category, they are following sterilizing procedures, putting the dead in body bags and handing over to attendants who are scared despite being explained that their dear one did not have COVID.
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