Karnataka: Covid doctor pleads for protection

VIJAYAPURA: A doctor at a Covid hospital in Vijayapura has sought protection from district administration via a video clip which went viral on Friday. Dr Tammarao Patil, who claims he has been working continuously for the past two months and even neglecting his family members, said that as a duty doctor at Kote Hospital, he has been harassed by attendees of patients.
“A patient with 50% saturation level was admitted last night and we conducted all preliminary tests and explained in detail to the patient’s attendees.But 3-4 attendees were not ready to cooperate and started entering the ICU which is against the norms. Now, they are denying it but we have CCTV footage to prove it. They said they will get medicines from outside instead of purchasing at our hospital. I’ve been away from home for two months. My parents and grandparents are at risk but I’m working in the hospital. We’re being harassed by patients’ attendees on a daily basis and pushing us to depression,” he added.
When contacted, he neither received calls nor responded to messages.
Vijayapura deputy commissioner P Sunil Kumar said the incident happened on Wednesday. “Our district health officer, deputy superintendent of police and assistant commissioner went to the hospital and assured staff our protection. We’ll ensure an FIR is filed and attendees are prosecuted,” he said.
Dr Patil has raised this issue earlier and has uploaded videos to his Facebook account from August 12.