India, Feb. 28 -- The public health department shifted all patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of Aundh District Hospital (ADH), which had a defunct heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system on Friday. All these patients have been shifted to another standby ICU facility, which is used during emergencies, said the officials.

HT had reported a news article on Friday, titled, 'AC of Aundh District Hospital ICU not working for over a week', highlighting the grim situation. The ICU, with a capacity of 14 beds, had been functioning for over a week without a working HVAC system after the motor of the air-conditioning unit malfunctioned.

"The motor of the AC unit had failed and was sent to the public works departmen...