Protests erupted at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai and Coimbatore ESI Hospital after authorities removed several attendants of patients from the COVID-19 wards on Wednesday. The Health Department also transferred deans of medical colleges for failing to follow COVID-19 norms and removed attendants from COVID-19 wards using police force to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
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TN Hospitals: Attendants of COVID Patients Removed, Protests Erupt
As per guidelines, only critically ill COVID-19 patients and those using oxygen support are allowed attendants.
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