A septuagenarian COVID-19 patient's struggle to get a hospital bed came to end after a five-hour search when Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) chief intervened. Iqbal Singh Chahal not only helped the ailing 76-year-old woman but also made sure she got her a bed in the BMC-run Seven Hills Hospital, Andheri, on Monday.

According to a report in the Times of India, Andheri resident Parveen Langrana was admitted to a Juhu hospital for bronchial infection when she tested positive for the novel coronavirus. However, as the hospital was not authorised to treat COVID-19 patients, authorities discharged her immediately.