Mangaluru: First-year PG Medico succumbs to COVID-19
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Mangaluru: A young doctor pursuing his postgraduate studies at the Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in Mangaluru has tragically died due to COVID-19.
The deceased, a 27-year-old, originally from Hardalli in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district, was undergoing postgraduate training in surgery.
According to the Coastal Digest, a source from the medical college said that the doctor was not on COVID-19 duty. He had joined the postgraduate course a few days ago. Though he was diagnosed with COVID-19, he was fine and was undergoing treatment in the ward, the source said.
The young doctor’s parents are currently settled in Mudigere, Chikkamagaluru district, where his final rites will be conducted.
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