Kerala CM refutes medical negligence charges over Covid patient death as baseless
Vijayan said there are isolated attempts to portray the health sector in the state in a bad light and termed it as a ''serious'' matter.;
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday dismissed concerns raised by a staff of the government medical college hospital in Kochi over alleged medical negligence, which led to the death of a COVID-19 patient, refuting the charges as ''baseless''.
Vijayan said there are isolated attempts to portray the health sector in the state in a bad light and termed it as a ''serious'' matter.
A doctor working at the hospital had backed a nursing officer's recent controversial claim that there was ''negligence'' in connecting the ventilator leading to the death of a man at the government facility in July this year.
Speaking to reporters, Vijayan said, "The issue cropped up after a misleading Facebook post. The officials from the hospital have said it is baseless. Some people who normally criticize the government are silent on the matter as they understand the technical aspect behind the oxygen mask. This shows that the allegation is baseless."
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