The discharge of an Italy-returned Hoshiarpur man from a hospital here after being cured and found negative for the coronavirus infection has triggered a spat between two medical authorities of the district.
The middle-aged man, who was the first to have been tested positive for the coronavirus in Punjab, was discharged from the isolation ward of the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital after he was found negative.
Amritsar Civil Surgeon, Dr Prabhdeep Kaur Johal, however, on Friday said Guru Nanak Dev Hospital (GNDH) has discharged the patient without our knowledge."
On being contacted medical college principal, Dr Sujata Sharma said, I am not answerable to Civil Surgeon."