Son gives up hospital bed for father's treatment in Noida

NOIDA: A 38-year-old man gave up his hospital bed while his Covid treatment was on for his father, who also tested positive for the virus and failed to find a bed.
Mayank Pratap Singh is now in home isolation.
Mayank was ill since April 9.
He was admitted to Noida Covid Hospital on April 17 after his condition deteriorated and oxygen levels began dipping.
In the meantime, his father Uday Pratap contracted Covid and his oxygen levels dropped too.
When attempts to find a bed for his father failed, Mayank decided to vacate his one and requested the hospital administration to admit his father.
Mayank told TOI, "I got my positive RT-PCR report on April 12. And several attempts, I got a bed at Noida Covid Hospital on April 17, but I was kept in the general ward there".
‘We didn’t get a bed anywhere’
"However, as my condition deteriorated, the hospital shifted me to the intensive care unit the very next day. My treatment was started, and I stayed at the hospital for 10 days. "Once my oxygen level stabilised, I was informed about the condition of my father (a retired registrar of Allahabad high court). My father's condition was deteriorating by the day and his oxygen levels had been dropping. We started looking for a hospital but to no avail. I thought that he would get a bed in the Covid hospital itself, but they refused citing shortage of beds," he added.
Mayank then approached a senior doctor. "Although I was very weak, my condition was relatively better. I was confident I would pull through and my condition would stabilise. Fortunately, a senior doctor came on a visit and I requested that I wanted to vacate my bed for my father. They agreed. My father was admitted to the hospital in my place on April 27," said Mayank, who works with a private company.
His father continues to be in the intensive care unit (ICu). Mayank said he was aware of the hospital admission problems people were facing.
“I was on the fifth floor. I saw many people being denied hospital beds while many could not get proper treatment because they failed to get oxygen on time. Even I was told to get my own cylinder once when I insisted that I be put on oxygen support,” he said.