Doctor dies due to COVID-19, tested negative twice


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After his first test came as negative, the symptoms didn't subside and he took the test again on July 1. The result was no different

A 26 year old doctor who worked at Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi passed away on Thursday at his hometown Rohtak. Surprisingly, he was tested negative twice whereas died due to coronavirus. His family members still c not able to believe the news that he is no more.

Pateient's elder brother has confirmed that his brother though informed them several times that he was infected with the noble virus but the results showed otherwise.

After his first test came as negative, he traveled to Rohtak. The symptoms didn't subside and he took the test again on Wednesday, July 1. The result was no different than the first one.

By Thursday, his health condition worsened. Bhayana's elder brother, Aman, said he was fine before that. "We were under the impression that it was nothing but viral fever," he said.

When patient complained of throat pain and cough, his family took him to a chest specialist.

"An X-ray was performed and we were told he has a chest infection. But he kept saying the symptoms were not of chest infection as he was having shortness of breath," Aman said.

Thereafter, the family rushed him to a private hospital on Thursday.

Similarly, one doctor opined that while Bhayana wasn't deployed at COVID-19 wards, he could have gotten infected anywhere.

"Every hospital has been getting COVID-19 cases and exposure could have happened anywhere. He did work in the screening area where everyone coming into the hospital is checked for COVID-19 symptoms before being allowed in," the doctor said.

In Delhi alone, nearly 2,000 health-care officials tested positive.

Story Source - newsbytesapp.com

Tags : #Coronavirus #MaulanaAzadInstituteofDentalSciences #ViralFever #ChestPain

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