Anxiety over COVID status leads to auto driver’s death
The Hindu
Not convinced with negative result, he had repeated test
A moving scene was witnessed near the primary health centre (PHC) at Renjal in Nizamabad district on Sunday morning when a 28-year-old autorickshaw driver died even as he burned up with fever and sat leaning against a tree. Minutes earlier, Ashok Batri had got himself tested for COVID-19 at the PHC and was waiting for the reports as he rested by a tree. The result, which turned up negative, came out just as he passed away. PHC medical officer Christina Renjal said she did not expect Ashok to suffer a heart attack as he was very young, but added that the exact reason would have been known if the family members volunteered for a post-mortem examination. However, they took the body back to their village and buried him. Dr. Renjal said Ashok was too tense about his health which may have had an adverse impact.More Related News

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