Ranchi hospital refunds Rs 1.6 lakh to ‘cheated’ Covid patient's family
A day after images of an exorbitant bill slapped on a Covid patient in Ranchi went viral on social media, the private hospital where he was admitted refunded the entire sum of Rs 1.6 lakh charged to him after the intervention of health minister Banna Gupta and the Ranchi district administration on Monday.
The relatives of Arvind Kumar Singh paid Rs 1.6 lakh to Dwarika Hospital and Research Centre on Sunday after he was admitted to the facility for less than three days.
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