Uttar Pradesh: Patient’s kin forcibly take away oxygen cylinder from govt hospitalindiaUpdated: Sep 15, 2020 08:24 ISTA patient’s relatives forcibly took away an oxygen cylinder from eastern Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Ballia district government hospital after the critically ill patient was referred to a hospital in Varanasi on September 13 evening, police said. Ramesh Prasad Gupta, chief pharmacist at the healthcare facility, said Ankit Singh, a resident of Kharauni village in Ballia, was admitted to the district hospital on September 12. However, he was referred to a hospital in Varanasi the following day (September 13) because of his critical condition. Gupta alleged Singh’s relatives forcibly took away the oxygen cylinder. Later, Dr Singh apprised the district police authorities about the patient’s relatives’ alleged indiscretion.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2020 02:54 UTC