Four interns from the civic-run KEM hospital in Parel have been diagnosed with tuberculosis within a span of just three months, taking the total number of interns who contracted the disease in the past year to 13. “All of them were diagnosed with TB in the last three months, after their sputum samples were sent for testing,” said an intern from the hospital, requesting anonymity.

MARD members however rued that long working hours and poor living conditions were the main culprits behind so many members of the medical staff contracting the disease. File pic