Covid victim’s body transported in auto, probe ordered

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Updated At : 01:06 PM Jul 13, 2020 IST

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Hyderabad, July 12

Telangana’s Director of Medical Education, Dr K Ramesh Reddy, today ordered an inquiry after the body of a Covid-19 victim was transported in an auto for last rites in Nizamabad. Several people are believed to have come in contact with the family and the auto exposing them to the infection.

The incident has created panic as this may not be the only case of the kind where the body was handed over directly to the family instead of following standard protocols in such cases by the government hospital in the city. According to hospital sources, the victim’s body was released by mortuary officials. They transported the body in an auto, thereby exposing several people to the virus. — TNS

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