This Article is From Jul 05, 2020

Licence Of Private UP Hospital Suspended For Providing Fake COVID-19 Report

In the video, the person can be heard saying that they provide COVID-19 negative report for Rs 2,500, Anil Dhingra, District Magistrate, Meerut said.

Licence Of Private UP Hospital Suspended For Providing Fake COVID-19 Report

A case has been registered and licence of the nursing home has been suspended. (Representational)

Meerut:

The licence of a private hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut has been suspended after a video showing its staff member providing fake COVID-19 report had gone viral.

"A video had gone viral in Meerut. We have registered a case in this regard. We have suspended the licence of the nursing home. Today, we have sealed it also. Strict action will be taken against anybody who will do something like this in this time of crisis," said Anil Dhingra, District Magistrate, Meerut.

In the video, the person can be heard saying that they provide COVID-19 negative report for Rs 2,500, Mr Dhingra stated.

Meerut CMO Rajkumar said, "In the video, a man from the hospital can be heard saying that he can arrange COVID-19 negative report and the person can get operation or other things done. We have identified the man. We have suspended the licence of the hospital and an FIR has been registered."
 

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