HC directs govt. to reserve beds for patients suffering from black fungal infection
The Hindu
It wants affected people get free treatment in public hospitals
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the State government to reserve beds for treating patients suffering from black fungal infection (mucormycosis) and notify the public on availability of beds as the number of COVID-19 patients affected by it is steadily on the rise in the State. Noticing that 535 more persons were affected from mucormycosis during the last one week, the Court also directed the government to take steps to ensure that affected people get free treatment in public hospitals as the cost of treatment for this infection, associated with COVID-19, is high in private hospitals. A Special Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Aravind Kumar issued the directions while hearing PIL petitions related to issues that cropped up owing to the pandemic.More Related News