A hospital in Dubai waived off the medical bill amounting to Rs 1.52 crore in Indian currency of a COVID-19 patient from Telangana on ‘humanitarian grounds’. A volunteer also arranged Rs 10,000 and free tickets for the man to return home.Forty-two-year-old Rajesh Lingaiah Odnala reached Hyderabad on Wednesday early morning after 80-days of treatment and was received by his family.Rajesh, who has been a construction worker in Dubai for the last two years, hails from Venugumatla village in Gollapalli Mandal of Jagtial district in Telangana. He was admitted to ‘Dubai Hospital’ in Dubai on April 23 after he fell ill. He later tested positive for coronavirus infection.Rajesh, who recovered after 80 days of treatment, was discharged by the hospital and handed over a bill of 7,62,555 Dirhams (Rs 1 crore 52 lakh).
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