Kerala: Doctor, 2 nurses suspended after kin alleges Maggots in patient's bedsores
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Thiruvananthapuram - Three health workers, including a doctor in charge of the COVID care activities in the Medical college hospital here, have been suspended in connection with the incident relating to the infestation of maggots in bedsores of a bedridden positive patient, officials said on Friday.
Relatives of the 55-year-old man had filed a complaint with the health minister, K K Shailaja on Sunday alleging maggots were found in the sores of the patient when he was brought home after being discharged last month.
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