<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13.3333px;">Karnataka Medical Education minister Dr. K Sudhakar has taken strong exception to a private hospital in Bengaluru denying treatment to filmstar Sudharani. </span><span style="color: #222222;">He has warned that appropriate action will be initiated against hospitals refusing to treat Covid and non-Covid patients. <br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports that the Health and Family Welfare department has issued orders instructing private medical colleges and hospitals from sending back patients. It has pointed out that refusing treatment to patients is in violation of Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act of 2017.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The private hospitals have been asked not to insist on asking for Covid negative certificates from patients who approach them. The department has also invoked the provisions of Disaster management Act against such hospitals violating the act. They have been advised to admit the patients based on the sms, Whatsapp or Arogya setu tracing. <br />''<br />''According to the meeting held with the Chief Minister, the private hospitals had promised 50 percent of their beds for treating Covid patients.</span> <br />