UP: 3 doctors booked for not informing authorities about patients with fever, cold

As many as three doctors in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district have been booked for allegedly not informing the health department about their patients having fever and cold. Dr Arun Kumar, Dr ML Garg and Dr Hemant Kumar were booked on the complaint of chief medical officer Dr Praveen Chopra.

Muzaffarnagar (UP): Three doctors in Muzaffarnagar district have been booked for allegedly not informing the Uttar Pradesh health department about their patients having fever and cold, which are also symptoms of COVID-19.

According to officials, it has been made mandatory for private doctors to inform the district health department if any of their patients have fever, cough or cold.

Dr Arun Kumar, Dr ML Garg and Dr Hemant Kumar were booked on the complaint of chief medical officer Dr Praveen Chopra and their clinics sealed, a police official said.

(PTI Report)