Delhi govt failed us, says woman after losing her father to coronavirus

She alleges that her father was not admitted in time by a Delhi government hospital, a charge denied by the authorities of the facility

A Delhi woman has slammed the state government after losing her father to coronavirus. She alleged that her father was not admitted in time by a Delhi government hospital, a charge denied by the authorities of the facility. The woman, Amarpreet Kaur, took to Twitter earlier in the day, saying, “My dad is having high fever. We need to shift him to hospital. I am standing outside LNJP Delhi & they are not taking him in. He is having corona, high fever and breathing problem. He won’t survive without help. Pls help.”

An hour later, she again tweeted, saying, “He is no more. The govt failed us.” Her tweets were widely circulated by netizens. Amarpreet is a social activist, her family said.The authorities at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, a dedicated Covid-19 facility, denied the charge, saying the patient was “brought dead”.

According to information shared by the hospital, the 68-year-old man, who also had asthma, died at 7:37 am. “According to a report from the emergency department, the man was tested for Covid-19 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) and the report came on June 1, in which he was found positive for coronavirus infection,” a senior official said…Read More