Unrest impacts patient footfall from Bangladesh in Kolkata hospitals

The ongoing turmoil in Bangladesh has resulted in a steep decline in the number of people coming for treatment at various hospitals in Kolkata from the neighbouring country, officials said. The decline has been consistent in the last one month since the unrest took a violent turn, they said.

"More than 180 Bangladeshi patients visit our hospital every day. The number has decreased to 84 today. It was 129 on Monday," Peerless Hospital CEO Sudipta Mitra told PTI.

Other private medical establishments like the Manipal Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare, and Apollo Hospitals have also witnessed a similar drop in the number of patients from the neighbouring country.