DHENKANAL, Sept. 18 -- A day after a video of indifference of staffs of the Dhenkanal District Headquarters Hospital to a man who collapsed on the hospital verandah had gone viral, the district administration on Wednesday dismissed a pharmacist for dereliction of duty.
The video showed a woman trying to resuscitate her husband by pumping on his chest on the verandah of the hospital while crying for help from doctors and nurses in vain.
Even though there were onlookers at the verandah, no one came forward to help her. Some others were busy shooting the entire episode.On September 14, Sushant Prusty of Nadhera village under Odapada block along with wife Anupama visited the hospital for treatment as he was not keeping well.
He underwent Cov...