India / Pigs roam inside dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Karnataka; video surfaces

A video showing pigs roaming inside a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in Karnataka's Kalaburagi has surfaced online. On Saturday, Karnataka registered 4,537 new COVID-19 cases taking the total tally in the state to 59,652 cases. The state capital Bengaluru accounted for 2,125 of the new cases. The total number of deaths in the state has risen to 1,240.

Zee News : Jul 19, 2020, 02:45 PM

Bengaluru: A distressing video has surfaced where pigs are seen roaming freely in the corridors of a COVID-19 designated hospital in Kalaburagi district in Karnataka.

The alarming video, which presents the sorry state of the hospital, shows a bunch of 50 pigs roaming freely in the hospital, where coronavirus COVID-19 patients are admitted.

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The video has gone viral on social media, with people expressing their anguish over poor management at the hospital.

Surprisingly, the video also shows doctors and people in corridors, where pigs are seen wandering freely, thus bringing a clear picture of complete negligence on hygiene by the hospital management. The video also exposes the state of government hospitals as COVID-19 cases in Karnataka witnessed a sharp spike in the past few days

According to health officials, Karnataka on July 18 registered 4,537 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of infections in the state to 59,652.