Covid-19 Biowaste Scattered on Meerut Road Triggers Panic, Hospital Orders Probe

The Gujarat government on Tuesday said a judicial inquiry will be conducted by a retired judge of the High Court into the fire at Shrey Hospital here in which eight COVID-19 patients were killed.

The decision was taken after a Gujarat government-appointed two-member inquiry committee, comprising senior IAS officers, submitted its report to the state government on Monday.

“Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has decided that a retired High Court judge will probe the fire incident at Shrey Hospital so that no person responsible for it goes scot-free, a release issued by the state government said.