While two of them could be admitted to a private hospital at the last minute, one died on way to hospital. He had managed to collect ₹90,000 with friends’ support for the brief treatment of his father, who was asthmatic, at a private hospital. On April 8, even Sanjay Maithil’s 80-year-old father, asthmatic, was denied admission by a private hospital. Gas tragedy survivors and those with lung ailments are the most vulnerable to the coronavirus, said Tarun Kumar Pithode, Bhopal Collector. “We have designated the BMHRC as the COVID-19 hospital for the survivors only.

Source: The Hindu April 14, 2020 18:56 UTC