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Konark man cremated after 15 hours for COVID-19 fear

Updated: August 7th, 2020, 23:37 IST
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Bhubaneswar: The body of a 25-year-old man was left unattended at his residence at Mankaragoradi village in Konark for more than 15 hours as relatives and villagers stayed away suspecting him as COVID-19 infected, officials said Friday.

The man had died Wednesday and his family was forced to arrange PPE kits and other protective gear before the body could be taken to the cremation ground on the outskirts of the village.

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None was ready to carry his body on their shoulders as is the practice for fear of contracting the disease. His body was instead carried to the local cremation ground in a cycle cart the next day. The last rites were performed Thursday afternoon, the officials said.

According to sources, Vichitra Rout, a tractor driver in the area, had been suffering from high fever for the past few days and was diagnosed to be afflicted with typhoid. Rout was asked by the community health centre where he was being treated to undergo the COVID-19 test, his family members said.

Rout was the sole breadwinner of the family.

He was referred to the district headquarters hospital in Puri for the test but when he was taken there August 4, work at its outpatient department had been suspended as some health workers there had contracted coronavirus.

Rout was therefore referred to a hospital in Bhubaneswar. However, he died Wednesday before arrangements could be made by his family for taking him to the Capital City, they said.

By then, rumour had spread in the area that he had fallen prey to COVID-19 and the villagers shunned the family. Even the relatives showed reluctance in making arrangements for the last rites and none came forward to help the family.

Konark Notified Area Council (NAC) executive officer M Srinivas said that when he came to know about the plight of the family he sent some officials with PPE kits to the village. The NAC officials convinced the villagers to arrange for the last rites by taking the required safeguards.

Srinivas said the doctor who was treating the man had informed them that Rout was suffering from typhoid for a long time and had prolonged fever. However, the man died before the COVID tests could be done and it was not confirmed whether he was infected with coronavirus.

The hesitant relatives agreed to help in the cremation after they were given PPE kits. The villagers, however, kept off.

The body was wrapped in a plastic sheet and taken to the cremation ground on a cycle cart by his cautious relatives in PPEs, their faces covered with masks and gloves on their hands. Only some close relatives were present during the cremation, Srinivas said.

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