A month-and-a-half after their arrival, the second batch of Kerala doctors and nurses, who had volunteered to assist the medical teams at SevenHills Hospital in the fight against COVID-19, will soon return home in batches. But they have not been paid for their services. While a doctor was told the delay in salary is due to a technical glitch at the BMC HQ, a civic official said procedures have been followed and "files have been cleared".

The dean of Seven Hills Hospital has also said that the salary will be credited to the doctors bank accounts within two to three days.