Doctors who are not taking part in the indefinite stir called by the KGMOA attending to patients outside the OP room at General Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. | Photo Credit: C_RATHEESH KUMARmore-inSeveral patients, including senior citizens, were left in the lurch by the indefinite strike called by government doctors on Friday. In fact, many patients got wind of the agitation upon seeing the media contingent. However, patients who had come for specialist outpatient services had to return empty-handed. Moreover, while the casualties functioned, only the serious ones among new cases were taken for in-patient (IP) treatment.

Source: The Hindu April 13, 2018 19:10 UTC