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KOLKATA / MUMBAI: A 60-year-old government doctor, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died in Kolkata on Sunday, marking Covid’s first death of a health official in West Bengal, while a 53-year-old police chief died by The deadly viral disease in a Navi Mumbai hospital. This is the second death of a positive Covid police officer in Maharashtra in 24 hours: A 57-year-old agent from the Vakola police station had succumbed to the virus on Saturday.
In Kolkata, the disappearance of Biplab Kanti Dasgupta, however, has not yet been officially confirmed by the state as a “Covid death”. The cause of the fatality will be determined by the state’s Covid death audit committee, which follows an “international protocol” in these cases.
Dasgupta was initially admitted to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Beliaghata, where his swab samples tested positive for Covid-19. On April 18, he was transferred to AMRI Hospital in Salt Lake. He was put on ventilator support after suffering “respiratory distress” but died at 1.20 am Sunday, an AMRI source said. The doctor’s latest Facebook post (April 9): “Trust God, even if the answer is WAIT,” has become especially poignant in the wake of his death.
Dasgupta was in charge of the Central Medical Store, Sealdah, which supplies drugs, medical equipment, and PPE to government-run health facilities across the state. Her comorbidities included diabetes and hypertension, according to sources. His wife, who is also Covid positive, is currently undergoing treatment. Another doctor, in whose private chamber Dasgupta was examined before testing positive, was also infected with the virus, the sources added. Meanwhile, the condition of the other positive Covid doctor, a 65-year-old orthopedic surgeon, remains critical.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing her condolences, tweeted: “Your sacrifice for the cause of sick humanity will always be in our hearts and will cause our Covid warriors to combat the deadly virus with even greater determination. My deepest condolences to the disconsolate family and colleagues of Dr. Dasgupta. ”
In Maharashtra, the state’s interior minister, Anil Deshmukh, announced compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the relatives of the two deceased policemen and a government job for a family member. CM Uddhav Thackeray said: “Both police officers have sacrificed their lives in the fight against the coronavirus. The state government will help their families according to the announced plans. ”
Sources said the police chief, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2017, would travel from his Kamothe residence to the headquarters of the protection branch in South Mumbai by bus during the shutdown. “You were assigned desk work,” said an officer. After the police chief tested positive for Covid-19 on April 23, he was admitted to the MGM Hospital and his wife and two children were quarantined. The Panvel City Municipal Corporation requested the Advanced Cancer Training, Research and Education Center, Kharghar, to step up its Covid-19 preparation after the death of two cancer patients, including the chief of police.
Of the 50,000-strong police force, nearly 50 have tested positive so far, and most of them are recovering, an official said. Sources said about 1,000 police officers on lockdown have not gone home for days.
“I have not been home in the last five days. I have been sleeping in a makeshift arrangement at the Malad police station, ”said a police officer attached to the local arms division who was assigned the duty of bandobast in a containment area. Another agent said: “I prefer to go home once a week since my wife is pregnant. Since I am posted outside of KEM Hospital, they have arranged for me at a BMC school in Dadar. ”
In addition to antimalarial pills, hydroxycolorquine sulfate (HCQS), BMC health department officials and Mumbai police have also received advice on taking multivitamin tablets, especially vitamin D12 and protein. HCQS is administered as prophylaxis to front-line healthcare workers and the police.
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In Kolkata, the disappearance of Biplab Kanti Dasgupta, however, has not yet been officially confirmed by the state as a “Covid death”. The cause of the fatality will be determined by the state’s Covid death audit committee, which follows an “international protocol” in these cases.
Dasgupta was initially admitted to the Infectious Disease Hospital in Beliaghata, where his swab samples tested positive for Covid-19. On April 18, he was transferred to AMRI Hospital in Salt Lake. He was put on ventilator support after suffering “respiratory distress” but died at 1.20 am Sunday, an AMRI source said. The doctor’s latest Facebook post (April 9): “Trust God, even if the answer is WAIT,” has become especially poignant in the wake of his death.
Dasgupta was in charge of the Central Medical Store, Sealdah, which supplies drugs, medical equipment, and PPE to government-run health facilities across the state. Her comorbidities included diabetes and hypertension, according to sources. His wife, who is also Covid positive, is currently undergoing treatment. Another doctor, in whose private chamber Dasgupta was examined before testing positive, was also infected with the virus, the sources added. Meanwhile, the condition of the other positive Covid doctor, a 65-year-old orthopedic surgeon, remains critical.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing her condolences, tweeted: “Your sacrifice for the cause of sick humanity will always be in our hearts and will cause our Covid warriors to combat the deadly virus with even greater determination. My deepest condolences to the disconsolate family and colleagues of Dr. Dasgupta. ”
In Maharashtra, the state’s interior minister, Anil Deshmukh, announced compensation of Rs 50 lakh for the relatives of the two deceased policemen and a government job for a family member. CM Uddhav Thackeray said: “Both police officers have sacrificed their lives in the fight against the coronavirus. The state government will help their families according to the announced plans. ”
Sources said the police chief, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2017, would travel from his Kamothe residence to the headquarters of the protection branch in South Mumbai by bus during the shutdown. “You were assigned desk work,” said an officer. After the police chief tested positive for Covid-19 on April 23, he was admitted to the MGM Hospital and his wife and two children were quarantined. The Panvel City Municipal Corporation requested the Advanced Cancer Training, Research and Education Center, Kharghar, to step up its Covid-19 preparation after the death of two cancer patients, including the chief of police.
Of the 50,000-strong police force, nearly 50 have tested positive so far, and most of them are recovering, an official said. Sources said about 1,000 police officers on lockdown have not gone home for days.
“I have not been home in the last five days. I have been sleeping in a makeshift arrangement at the Malad police station, ”said a police officer attached to the local arms division who was assigned the duty of bandobast in a containment area. Another agent said: “I prefer to go home once a week since my wife is pregnant. Since I am posted outside of KEM Hospital, they have arranged for me at a BMC school in Dadar. ”
In addition to antimalarial pills, hydroxycolorquine sulfate (HCQS), BMC health department officials and Mumbai police have also received advice on taking multivitamin tablets, especially vitamin D12 and protein. HCQS is administered as prophylaxis to front-line healthcare workers and the police.
(Tickets by S Ahmed Ali and Sujit Mahamulkar)
