On Tuesday, March 10, six travellers who had arrived from Dubai were admitted to civic-run Kasturba Hospital in Chinchpokli for quarantine. The travellers have been complaining about the irregularities and poor quality of food. Some of them even order food from nearby restaurants as they are not satisfied with the food that is provided by the hospital authorities.
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One of the patients stated that he was admitted in the hospital at 2:00 pm but wasn't served anything until 10:30 pm. They always have to ask for food and most of the times what is served is inedible. One of the patients in the isolation ward said that the hospital staffers were rude towards them.
Refuting the claims, Additional Commissioner of Health in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Suresh Kakani stated that food is served as per the diet plan hence it may be less tasty. During such illnesses, they should avoid outside or spicy food. They are not compromising with the quality of food served at civic-run hospitals.
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So far there have been 12 confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the city. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) hospitals claim that they are ready to handle situations, in case of emergency. More than a 100 beds have been arranged and kept in isolation wards at Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, KB Bhabha Hospital in Bandra, KB Bhabha Municipal Hospital in Kurla and Hinduhridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Trauma Care in Jogeshwari.
Additionally, 24 health teams consisting of six members are deployed at every ward to monitor patients who may show symptoms of Coronavirus. Two teams will be deployed at the international airport to monitor the situation around the clock.
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