New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- A private hospital in Thailand has been fined over Rs.32 lakh for negligence. The penalty was slapped after confidential medical records had been found used as street-food wrappers.

An influencer named Doctor Lab Panda spotted the papers being used to wrap crispy crepes, locally called khanom Tokyo. The documents showed personal health details. Records of one patient with hepatitis B were also exposed.

The social media influencer posted pictures online. The post, made in May 2024, quickly went viral with over 33,000 reactions and 1,700 comments, according to the South China Morning Post. The hospital's name has not been made public so far.

On August 1, Thailand's Personal Data Protection Committee fined the hospita...