A journalist suffering from cold, fever and respiratory distress in Tala upazila died on the way to what would’ve been his 4th hospital in one day on Wednesday night.
The deceased was Abdul Salam, 36, a local journalist, of Baruihati village in Satkhira. Residential Medical Officer of Tala Upazila Health Complex Dr Rajib Sardar confirmed the death.
Salam was admitted to the Upazila Health Complex on Wednesday. As his condition worsened, he was taken to the Satkhira Sadar Hospital the same day, but there they referred him on to the Satkhira Medical College Hospital where they have opened a specialised Corona Unit. However, they did not take him either.
And so tired and fed up, with Salam’s deteriorating condition made worse, his family gave up on home district Satkhira, and decided to take him to Khulna Medical College & Hospital.
But they never made it. By the time they had only reached Mirzapore, Abdus Salam died, Dr Rajib said, adding that the family members of the deceased have been directed to self-quarantine, while their samples have already been collected for the coronavirus test.
According to the Civil Surgeon’s Office, a total of 3,574 people have been kept in home quarantine in the district while they received test reports of 189 people who all were tested negative.
(Source: UNB)
