{"id":29778,"date":"2020-07-15T19:41:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=29778"},"modified":"2020-07-15T19:41:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:11:23","slug":"skims-emergency-unit-covid-19-patients-kept-together-with-generals-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=29778","title":{"rendered":"SKIMS Emergency Unit: Covid-19 patients kept together with Generals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Hospital Admin contests, says &#8216;Don\u2019t presume things at your level&#8217;<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Srinagar: A gross negligence has been reported in SKIMS where hospital administration had kept dozens of Covid-19 positive patients and suspects with general patients and their attendants in its Emergency unit for 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports reaching to Kashmir News Service (KNS), dozens of Covid-19 positive patients and other suspects had been kept in Emergency unit of SKIMS Soura for intervening night of July 14 and 15. Sources said, \u201cAt least 8 positive patients and 24 suspects were brought here and admitted in Emergency Unit of SKIMS Soura who stayed with other general patients and their attendants\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They said authorities on one hand imposing lockdown, asking people to maintain social distance; wear masks and strictly adhere upon advisories however the other facet narrates agonized ordeal which has put lives of hundreds into risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe diseases has already created havoc in Valley and forced authorities to re-impose lockdown restrictions but SKIMS authorities seems senseless which admitted Covid-19 positive patients and other suspects in Emergency Unit which often remain packed\u201d, an official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said, \u201cDuring last twenty-four hours Emergency Unit of SKIMS was packed with patients and attendants, so one can understand how much virus could have spread\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn general cases, attendants get also infected from their near ones infection and when dozens of Covid-19 positive cases were staying under one roof, the spread could be unimaginable\u201d, official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However when KNS tried to get the fresh status of infected patients, it was found that 8 positive cases were shifted to other wards on Wednesday 04:00 pm while 24 Covid-19 suspects are still lying there with other general patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pertinently District Magistrate Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhar, IAS on Wednesday ordered all Medical Superintendents, Deputy MS, BMO, ZMOs and Medical Officers to impose fine of Rs 1000\/- on persons without masks within the premises of their respective hospitals, zones and health centers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However when KNS contacted Director SKIMS, A G Ahangar, he initially contested the reports and later on said that the issue has not come into his notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked why hospital resorted to such a grave negligence and put hundreds of lives into risk, he got furious and said I am not a spokesperson of SKIMS, let me to do my job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead of interpreting the data and presume things at your level, leave it to doctors and let them do their job\u201d, Dir SKIMS said. (KNS)<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hospital Admin contests, says &#8216;Don\u2019t presume things at your level&#8217; Srinagar: A gross negligence has been reported in SKIMS where hospital administration had kept dozens of Covid-19 positive patients and suspects with general patients and their attendants in its Emergency unit for 24 hours. 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