India: 20 patients escape from COVID care centre in U'khand
New Tehri, Apr 18 (PTI) Hoodwinking the authorities, 20 patients escaped from a COVID care centre at Narendra Nagar here, officials said here on Sunday.
The matter came to light when doctors visited the wards at the centres on Saturday night for a regular check-up, Chief Medical Superintendent Niraj Rai said.
Thirty-eight people were being treated there, of which 20 were found missing, said Chief Medical Officer Suman Arya.
Two of those who escaped belonged to Uttarakhand while the rest were from outside the state, she said.