COVID positive KIMS Doctor alleges harassment by medical college; Inquiry ordered
According to the information shared by Sudhakar, a woman doctor at KIMS raised an alarm about the faulty PPE kits and shortage of N95 masks but was shunned and ridiculed by the management.;
BENGALURU: Karnataka Medical Education minister K. Sudhakar has ordered an enquiry into the alleged harassment of a woman doctor at a city medical college on Saturday after she complained of faulty masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) and later tested Covid-19 positive.
"I have taken note of supply of defective masks and PPE kits to Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science (KIMS) doctors and ordered an enquiry," said Sudhakar.
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The minister said the management of the hospital will be held responsible if found guilty.
According to the information shared by Sudhakar, a woman doctor at KIMS raised an alarm about the faulty PPE kits and shortage of N95 masks but was shunned and ridiculed by the management.
"Last week she raised an alarm about faulty PPE kits and shortage of N95 masks. But the administrative medical officer at KIMS shunned and chastised her for raising this issue," said one of the doctor's cousins in a viral post.
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