After death of patients, relatives try to attack medical staff at YCM hospital

Pune | Monday | 27th July, 2020

Summary:

Doctors and nurses at the civic-run YCM hospital in Pimpri-Chinchwad, a dedicated Covid hospital, faced the wrath of relatives after the death of two patients early Sunday morning.

In one incident, the doctors locked themselves in a room to escape the mob.

The YCMH administration has decided to file an FIR.

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Doctors and nurses at the civic-run YCM hospital in Pimpri-Chinchwad, a dedicated Covid hospital, faced the wrath of relatives after the death of two patients early Sunday morning.

In one incident, the doctors locked themselves in a room to escape the mob.

The YCMH administration has decided to file an FIR.

The first incident happened around 1.30 am when a patient succumbed to coronavirus.

Minutes later, 10-14 relatives barged into the fifth-floor ward (503) in an attempt to attack the doctors and nurses.

As they hurled abuses, the doctors on duty locked themselves in a separate room.

Three were male doctors while one was a female doctor.