Maharashtra hospital deaths: Shiv Sena MP makes dean of Nanded college clean urinals, pigs found roaming facility
Shankarrao Chavan Medical College and Hospital has shocked state authorities as death count mounted to 31 in the past 48 hours. The number of people deceased also includes twelve infants.
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said that action will be taken against those found guilty in the incident. Initial media reports had cited the cause of deaths to lack of medicines and health workers.
However, on Tuesday the Chief Minister's office in an official statement said, “As per preliminary information, it has been found that there is no shortage of medicines in the hospital. There is adequate availability of doctors and staff.
The deaths will be seriously investigated" State Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif said, “The issue of housekeeping is very serious, we have taken that seriously... They still have ₹4-5 crores.
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