Bengaluru doctor dies of COVID 19; Karnataka Medical Association questions authorities
Bangalore: In yet another tragic incident of death of a frontline warrior against coronavirus, a Bengaluru based government doctor has succumbed to COVID infection in a private hospital where he was receiving treatment.
The doctor had been working at Khiladgi Primary Health Centre in Mudhol Taluk of Bagalkot district. According to a recent media report, this is the first time that one of the health warriors passed away in Bangalore after getting infected by COVID.
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The doctor was Basavaraj Karigoudar who was only 30 years old and unmarried. While working in the hospital, he was infected with Hepatitis B after being pricked by a needle during his work. After that, his condition worsened and he subsequently developed liver failure.
He was then immediately shifted to Fortis Hospital for a liver transplant, reports TH. He was tested COVID positive there and eventually passed away. He was a young doctor and a former student of MIMS of 2011 batch.
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