Summary:
A Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court slammed state government-run hospitals for refusing to examine a pregnant woman, who tested positive for COVID-19. While expressing displeasure over the hospital's decision to examine the woman, the bench of the Bombay HC said that COVID-19 patients are not untouchables, reports Hindustan Times. "As we understand, day in and day out Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospitals. The woman petitioner had moved the HC seeking permission to medically terminate her 23-week pregnancy. In her petition, the woman contended that the scan report revealed that the foetus was suffering from several deformities..