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Hospital hopping, Hyderabad resident’s COVID nightmare

On the midnight of July 5, my father developed breathing difficulty. I panicked, because I might have infected him with Covid-19. I called the state helpline numbers 104, 108 and 180059912345. On every single call, I was told they couldn’t do anything since he hasn’t tested positive.

My father’s condition kept getting worse. We went to a private hospital in the neighbourhood. When they realised I had tested positive a few days ago, they shooed us away.