Lockdown: Denied Ambulance, Mother Carries Body of her 3-Year-Old on Foot

Guwahati, April 11, 2020:

In a heart-rending incident, a mother was compelled to carry the body of her 3-year-old child home as no ambulance was provided to the family by Hospital authorities amid lockdown.

A video that surfaced on social media shows the family of three walking the streets to reach their village in Kurtha, Bihar. While the mother carried her child in her arms sobbing inconsolably, the father carried the other child and headed for their village in the absence of a vehicle.

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According to the father of the child, they were denied ambulance after waiting for two hours of referral to another Hospital. "He was suffering from fever and a little cough. We took him to the hospital. They gave a referral of some other Hospital. Two hours had passed. The Doctor asked us to take him in the ambulance and that we have provide him with oxygen while transferring him to the next Hospital."

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"I begged the Doctor to help us. He told us that there were no ambulances available. There were three ambulances available at the Hospital but none of them were ready to take us to that Hospital," said a weeping father, who headed for his village on foot.

It needs mention here that the family made it to the Hospital from the residence in a Tempo. They were hoping to get a decent checkup for their child but the 3-year-old could not survive the illness.

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The Hospital authorities said that they are enquiring the matter and would take action against the In-charge for the ignorant attitude towards the family. He also said that the medical staff were strictly asked to attend to all those who turn up to the Hospital for checkup amid lockdown.

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