An Indian businessman who recovered from coronavirus has converted his office into an 85-bed isolation facility to provide free treatment for the poor. The coronavirus epidemic is still raging in the world’s second-most populous nation, with the number of infections passing 1.5 million on Wednesday, and almost 35,000 deaths. “The cost of treatment at a private hospital was huge. How could poor people afford such treatment?” property developer Shaikh told AFP. The government provides and pays for the staff, medical equipment and medicine, while Shaikh bought the beds and bears the cost of bed linen and electricity.

Source: Punch July 29, 2020 22:18 UTC