Bodies Rotting Since 2020, A Shock For 2 Families Who Lost Own To Covid
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Durga Sumithra, 40, and Muniraju, in his 50s, died on July 2 last year, as per documents from the ESI Hospital at Rajajinagar in Bengaluru
Nearly a year and a half after they lost their loved ones to Covid, two families in Bengaluru have received news that's as painful as their loss -- the bodies have been rotting for over a year in the hospital's mortuary.
Durga Sumithra, 40, and Muniraju, in his 50s, died on July 2 last year, as per documents from Employees' State Insurance Corporation and Model Hospital at Rajajinagar in Bengaluru. At the time, the second wave of the pandemic had triggered a surge in cases, putting severe strain on health infrastructure across the country. The second wave had also thrown up heart-rending scenes of families not getting a final glimpse of the ones they lost owing to infection risks.
In Bengaluru, the civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was overseeing the hospital bed situation and had also taken control of a part of beds in private facilities to ensure people in need can get admitted.
