It was like humanity died: Turned away by 18 hospitals, Bengaluru man dies with coronavirus symptoms
4 years, 5 months ago

It was like humanity died: Turned away by 18 hospitals, Bengaluru man dies with coronavirus symptoms

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A man in his early 50s, suffering from coronavirus symptoms, allegedly died due to the lack of hospital beds and ICUs in the Bengaluru. The patient visited 18 hospitals in the city but had to return home after none would admit him due to a shortage of beds. Even private hospitals such as Apollo, Fortis, Manipal and many others were not willing to treat his uncle allegedly due to a shortage of beds and ICUs. Private hospitals and nursing homes in the Bengaluru were finally directed to set apart an additional 2,500 beds for treatment of Covid-19 patients by the Karnataka government on Monday.

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