In minister VK Singh’s village, 35 die in 10 days with Covid-like symptoms

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, May 15

About 35 persons with Covid-like symptoms died in the past 10 days in Bhiwani’s Bapora village, which is the native place of Union Minister Gen VK Singh (retd).

Village sarpanch Naresh Tanwar confirmed the toll. “The cause of death in three cases was confirmed as Covid. The rest did not undergo Covid test, but the symptoms were no different from the deadly virus. In the past 10 days, the village witnessed deaths almost every day,” he told The Tribune.

He further said villagers were reluctant to get themselves tested. Instead, they were taking home remedies and consulting quacks. This is so because Bapora village neither has a Community Health Centre (CHC) nor a Primary Health Centre (PHC).

“A couple of days ago, an official had asked me to arrange beds for an isolation centre in a government school. I made the arrangement and the centre was set up, but none of the ailing persons is getting treated there as it lacks doctors and medicines,” Tanwar said, adding one of the villagers, whose condition was serious, was under treatment in a Bhiwani hospital.

A health worker deployed in Bapora village said he had covered almost half of the village and found 70 Covid cases. According to him, two or three persons died of Covid and about 50 recovered. “About 20 persons are recuperating at home,” he added.

Deputy Commissioner Jaiveer Arya said, “I have learnt that Bapora village has several Covid cases. I will visit the village on Sunday and deploy health workers for taking samples and ensure medical facilities.” 

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