Watch Video! Man dies on road unattended after locals and police fear COVID-19 spread

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 12, 2020 05:16 PM2020-06-12T17:16:15+5:302020-06-12T17:17:03+5:30

In a shocking incident which occured in Hyderabad a asthma patient  died by the roadside after failed after locals ...

Watch Video! Man dies on road unattended after locals and police fear COVID-19 spread | Watch Video! Man dies on road unattended after locals and police fear COVID-19 spread

Watch Video! Man dies on road unattended after locals and police fear COVID-19 spread

In a shocking incident which occured in Hyderabad a asthma patient  died by the roadside after failed after locals and hosital ambulance refuse to help him suspecting COVID-19. The 52-year-old man, continously sought help from people asking to be shifted in a hospital, but he breathed his last before medical personnel in Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) kits could arrive on the spot. A complete recording of the vdeo has gone viral on social media which showed the man's final moments. A woman who recorded the video on her mobile phone kept asking questions to the man, who was lying on the ground next to a tree with his bag under his head.

The man was heard telling the people around him that he was a resident of Secunderabad and had come for some work. As he felt sick during the bus journey, he got down enroute at Chegunta. “I informed my family but never thought it will become serious,” he said while panting for breath. He even gave the mobile number of his wife. However, all those present there, including policemen did nothing to shift him to a hospital. The police had requested for an ambulance, which arrived after an hour. Even the ambulance staff was reluctant to shift the man as they had no PPE kits and they suspected him to be a Covid-19 patient. The police informed the family members and got the body shifted to Hyderabad. The deceased”s wife said he was asthmatic but forgot to keep medicines with him during the journey.  Watch the heart wrenching video here...

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