Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Sept. 28 -- : Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Monday ordered an inquiry into the incident in which a woman's newborn twins died after several hospitals allegedly denied treatment.
"This is an extremely painful incident. Strict action will be taken against those responsible," Shailaja said.
"We had gone to the Manjeri Medical Hospital for a check-up earlier last week. A nurse on duty there behaved badly with Shahala so we approached a private hospital in Edavanna but they were not ready to admit her without an RT-PCR certificate. When Shahala's pain intensified the next day, we went back to Manjeri Medical College but they refused to admit her, saying it was a COVID-19 hospital and beds were reserved for...