Volunteers cremate Covid victim

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Updated At : 12:33 PM May 06, 2021 IST

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Nurpur, May 5

A number of volunteers came forward to cremate a Covid victim, who died at Dhumaal village of Panjara gram panchayat in Nurpur on Tuesday.

A man (45), suspected to be Covid infected, came from Noida last evening where he had been working with a company. His condition deteriorated this morning due to a drastic fall in the oxygen level. The family approached the local panchayat secretary, who informed the SDM, Nurpur. He immediately rushed an ambulance to shift him to the Covid care centre, but he died.

The authorities, along with some volunteers, reached the house of the deceased and made arrangements for his cremation. The administration also sanitised the house and its surroundings. A number of volunteers of local NGOs have enlisted themselves with the local authorities for rendering emergency services during Covid.

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