A government hospital in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, where less than a month ago a 10-day old baby boy died in the ICU after being bitten by rats,making a special appearance in the premises were snakes this Tuesday.
Those in the hospital say one snake was spotted in the radiation room and another in the operation theatre, after which doctors ran out saying it is not possible to conduct surgery inside.
A 59-year-old lady Rosamma admitted with a fracture in the right arm said her finger was also bitten by rats inside the hospital
District collector Kantilal Dande has ordered a special 72-hour sanitation drive, drawing 500 sanitation workers to clean up 50 blocks of the hospital spread over 13 acres. Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu is to visit the hopital on the second of October.