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2 nephews die during cremation of a 68-yr-old COVID victim in Jammu, son hospitalized, wife +ve

JAMMU:

Two nephews of a COVID victim died at Sidhra Tawi cremation ground Thursday during the last rites of the Corona positive case after falling unconscious while the victim�s son, who also nearly collapsed, survived on reaching the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu. The Corona victim, who hailed from Bohri, Talab Tillo and had died in the GMC Jammu Wednesday night within hours of his hospitalization after testing positive, was later cremated by the civil and police administration.
The 65-year-old Corona positive patient from Bohri, Talab Tillo in Jammu had passed away
in the GMC Jammu last night in critical condition within hours of his hospitalization after he along with his son were tested positive. His son was stable and admitted in the Chest Diseases
Hospital. The victim�s 64-yearold wife also tested positive for COVID-19 tonight and was shifted from quarantine centre and admitted in the same hospital where her son is already under treatment.
Chest Diseases Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Rajeshwar Sharma said both mother and son are in stable condition though they are mild symptomatic.
As per the protocol, body of the victim along with his elder son and four close relatives, was sent for cremation at Sidhra cremation ground on the banks of river Tawi after being packed in the GMC Jammu, the officials said, adding that the family members were provided PPE kits.
At around 12.30 pm soon after the body reached the cremation ground, three persons including elder son and two nephews of the COVID victim fell unconscious for the reasons not confirmed so far by the doctors but hot weather could be one of the reasons.
Further, according to police, all of them appeared tense on arrival at the cremation ground and straightway went towards river Tawi and threw water on them.
Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Nagrota Mohan Lal Sharma, who was present on the spot, said that one of the nephews and son of the COVID victim fell unconscious about meters away from the
funeral pyre while another nephew of the dead was later spotted lying on banks of the Tawi river.
Three persons were taken to the GMC Jammu in the ambulance and later second ambulance was called which got stuck in the sand. Later, third ambulance reached the spot. Two nephews of the COVID victim were virtually dead on the spot. However, the victim�s son, Vaibhav Zadoo, regained consciousness at the GMC Jammu and responded to the treatment.
GMC Medical Superintendent Dr Dara Singh said that two persons were brought dead in the GMC Jammu from Sidhra cremation ground and COVID test was conducted on them but reports are awaited.
Bodies have been sent for postmortem, he said.
The dead have been identified as Vipan Zadoo, around 30,son of Mohan Lal Zadoo and Vimal Zadoo, around 43, son of Kanhaiya Lal Zadoo, both residents of Lane No. 7, Gangyal,Jammu.
The SDPO Nagrota said the COVID victim was cremated by civil and police administration around 4.30 pm as out of five persons who had accompanied the body, two died and one fell unconscious while two others accompanied the dead and unconscious to the GMC Jammu.
Sharma said all three on their arrival at cremation ground were feeling uneasiness. However, he added, the reasons behind the two deaths can be revealed by the doctors only after post-mortem. All five were wearing the PPE kits.
Sources said dehydration was suspected to be one of the reasons behind the two deaths.