After several hours, the doctor was finally admitted at Jalgaon’s Government Medical College. However, due to the delay, he is now on ventilator support. A Jalgaon-based doctor, who suffered high-grade fever and breathlessness, was turned away from four private hospitals that demanded the family first get a clearance that the patient does not suffer from coronavirus. After several hours, the doctor was finally admitted at Jalgaon’s Government Medical College.
However, due to the delay, he is now on ventilator support. District health officials said the panic over COVID-19 and lack of information have fueled fear even in private hospitals and doctors, who are turning away patients with symptoms similar to coronavirus. The doctor in question neither has a travel history of flying abroad, nor did he reported any contact with any patient who tested positive for COVID-19. The doctor had…
