Isolation wards project to be investigated: Muraleedharan
Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan announced an investigation into a ₹250-crore project for building pandemic isolation wards after reports of poor construction and missing facilities. The project, initiated by the previous government, has faced significant criticism for failing to meet basic healthcare standards.
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The Health department’s ₹250-crore project to build isolation wards of 10 beds each in the State’s Assembly constituencies, a project sanctioned by the previous government in July 2021 for tackling future pandemics, will be investigated by an expert team led by the Principal Secretary (Health), Health Minister, K. Muraleedharan, said in the House on Monday. He was replying to a submission by V.P. Sajeendran, who pointed to the extremely poor condition of these isolation wards and called for an investigation into the “scam” committed during the previous government’s time
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