Hyderabad: In a fiery message to the general public, Anjani Kumar, city commissioner of the city, on Thursday appealed to the privileged classes to “trap” hospital beds if they do not have fatal or common symptoms. COVID-19. His message comes at a time when the state is recording nearly 8,000 new cases, and at a time when many in Hyderabad are running from pillar to post to secure hospital beds COVID-19 patients.
In a voice message on Twitter, Kumar appealed to the public using the example of a Nagpur resident, Narayan Dhabalkar, who allegedly gave up his hospital bed to treat a young person who needed it more. could be. It should be noted, however, that questions have been raised about the incident, as hospital authorities denied that they had seen anything like it.
In his message, Kumar, he said: ‘I appeal to all the rich people who go to hospitals and occupy precious beds: in such a time of crisis there will be a shortage of resources. This is an unprecedented international crisis. If you have money, that’s a good thing. Please do not use it to catch hospital beds. You need to understand the needs of other people. We can all make Hyderabad and Telangana a safer place. ‘
The commissioner ends his heartfelt appeal with this quote from the famous author Leo Tolstoy: ‘When you feel pain, you live. But when you feel the pain of others, you are a human being. During the past few weeks, since cases of COVID-19 shot in Telangana, families of affected patients have struggled to find hospital beds, especially in private hospitals. The state government also began to obtain oxygen from other states to supply the demand as well.
Furthermore, each private hospital bed also costs patients between Rs and Rs 50,000 to Rs. 1 lakh, depending on the need for ventilators.
Source: The Siasat Daily