The hospital's doctors have refused to join duty without proper security.
Meanwhile, Additional District Medical Officer, Puri, Dr Basant Sahu is reportedly administering treatment to the patients at the casualty department due to the strike by doctors.
Ajay Sahu, relative of a patient, stated, "As doctors did not turn up, patients in the hospital are left to suffer."
On the other hand, the ADMO stated police should provide security to doctors at the hospital like it used to do earlier.
Reportedly on Tuesday, a patient's attendant attacked a doctor over some issues that sparked tension in the hospital.
The boy was admitted at the hospital for a surgery by his father Arjun Mansingh. However, he cried after being administered an injection, following which Jena lost his cool and thrashed the boy leaving him grievously injured.
"My son was mercilessly thrashed by the doctor inside the operation theatre. We came to know about it after the surgery was over," Mansingh said.
The father of the boy also alleged that the doctor took Rs 700 bribe for conducting the surgery. However, Jena refuted the allegations and said "I am a doctor, how can I assault my patient. The charges are absolutely baseless."
Following the incident, protests erupted in the locality. Later, Kumbharpada Police Station in-charge reached the spot and launched an investigation. The Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO), Ramachandra Rout has assured action against the accused in the case.
"The father of the boy informed me that the doctor assaulted the kid. We will take action after investigation," Rout said.
The patients and their attendants, who were seen waiting outside the operation theatre, have alleged that even after 24 hours the hospital is yet to be sanitised.
“After waiting for hours, the hospital authorities said they cannot perform surgery citing that two have tested positive for COVID-19 in the hospital. They asked me to shift the patient to Cuttack or Bhubaneswar,” an attendant of a patient said.
Last week, the intensive care unit (ICU) at the DHH was sealed after a patient tested positive for the virus.
Meanwhile in Penthakata, police and district administration had a tough time after locals opposed them from shifting a COVID-19 patient to a hospital late on Friday night.
The cops, however, managed to convince the locals and take the patient to the hospital following a long discussion.
Puri, so far, has reported 803 COVID-19 cases of which 421 are still active. While 377 patients have recovered, the virus has claimed three lives in the district.
(Edited By Devbrat Patnaik)
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