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Saikia moves HC over patients neglect

By STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Sept 8 - With hospitals refusing to treat patients due to non-production of COVID-19 negative report, Opposition leader Debabrata Saikia has sought the Gauhati High Court�s intervention in the matter.

Saikia has filed a PIL (public interest litigation) which was heard by a division bench of Chief Justice Ajay Lamba and Justice Manish Chowdhury today. After hearing the submission of the petitioner, the bench posted the matter for next hearing on October 19.

In his petition, Saikia said numerous hospitals in Assam have refused to entertain urgent admission of many critically ill people due to non-production of non-COVID medical certificate.

�Such people also include accident-related critically injured cases, in which urgent medical care is vital and of paramount importance.

�Resultantly, many people succumbed to their injuries sustained during the accidents.

�Also other vulnerable patients like pregnant women, cardiac patients, etc., are also not admitted in the hospital without the non-COVID medical certificate,� the petition stated.

Saikia�s counsel Syed Burhanur Rahman said the non-COVID medical certificate is being insisted by the hospitals before admission, despite an office communication issued on April 28 by Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, to all the States and UTs which stated �...that anyone needing any essential critical services including dialysis, blood transfusion, chemotherapy and institutional deliveries, not denied such services.�

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