An FIR has been filed against Paras Hospital in Gurugram for violation of the Epidemic Diseases Act after the hospital allegedly forcefully discharged a suspected COVID-19 patient, who was a senior citizen, in May.
Though the test report of the patient returned negative later, the senior citizen alleged that because of the wrong Covid-19 report, he along with his family had to face mental agony.
The development comes nearly four months after the health department found violation of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, on the part of the hospital and recommended actions as per the law.
After the recommendation of the district health department and following a police investigation, a case was finally registered on Friday at Sushant Lok police station in Gurugram.
As per the complaint filed by the 71-year-old patient, a former Indian Air force personnel, “On May 18, 2020, he had got himself admitted to the Paras Hospital, Gurugram, for treatment of `Ankylosing…
