Guntur, Andhra Pradesh: Three health officials have been suspended by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, after a newborn baby died allegedly due to being bitten by a rat in a state run hospital, as protests by civil society continue in Guntur city demanding action against the medical staff.
The chief minister ordered the suspension of the officials last night, also asking the health secretary to investigate the matter and submit a report to him within 48 hours.
Mr Naidu said on Twitter, "Shocked and deeply disturbed after learning that a baby boy died after bitten by rats in Guntur hospital."
Officials at the Guntur General Hospital say that the newborn died yesterday, because of complications from a surgery for a urinary infection. But the baby's parents claim that his fingers were bitten by rats when he was placed in neonatal intensive care unit a few days ago.
Officials at the hospital could not be contacted for comment despite repeated attempts.
The chief minister ordered the suspension of the officials last night, also asking the health secretary to investigate the matter and submit a report to him within 48 hours.
Mr Naidu said on Twitter, "Shocked and deeply disturbed after learning that a baby boy died after bitten by rats in Guntur hospital."
Officials at the Guntur General Hospital say that the newborn died yesterday, because of complications from a surgery for a urinary infection. But the baby's parents claim that his fingers were bitten by rats when he was placed in neonatal intensive care unit a few days ago.
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Officials at the hospital could not be contacted for comment despite repeated attempts.
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