India, March 18 -- A video purportedly showing worms in food served to patients at Civil Hospital, Sector 10A, Gurugram, has been widely shared on social media, raising concerns over hygiene standards at the facility.

The footage was seemingly shot on Monday from inside a patient's room opposite the emergency ward, according to the geotag and other details overlaid on it. In the low-resolution clip, two plates of food appear riddled with insects, while a patient lies unattended nearby. In the video, the person recording is heard saying, "Dear chief minister... please see the worms floating on the curry being served to a patient. Do patients come here to be treated, or to face severe health woes?"

HT could not independently verify the au...