Varanasi: Son killed by lack of medical aid, mother left to carry body in e-rickshaw

A man, who died due to lack of medical facilities in Varanasi amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was robbed of dignity in death. His mother was forced to transport his body in an e-rickshaw as no ambulance was available.

The Covid-19 pandemic has severely hit medical infrastructure across the nation. The rising number of Covid-19 cases has not only created a scarcity of beds for the patients infected by the virus but also for those who have non-Covid medical emergencies. ..- .. ..- .. ..BHU pic.twitter.com/oB7Ozuvfh3 In Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, a man on Monday lost his battle with life while running from pillar to post trying to find a hospital that would provide him with treatment. To make matters worse, after he died, his mother had to ferry his body on an e-rickshaw as no ambulance was available. A resident of Jaunpur, Vinay Singh had come to Varanasi for emergency medical care for a kidney ailment. He first went to Banaras Hindu University. After being denied medical treatment due to a lack of non-Covid beds, he went to a private hospital. But even there he was unable to get medical care and scummed to his ailment right in front of his mother.