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The Railways has ordered an inquiry after body of a Covid-19 patient was allegedly swapped with the body of another patient who died of a kidney ailment at a railway hospital in Kolkata, officials said on Friday.
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The Railways has ordered an inquiry after body of a Covid-19 patient was allegedly swapped with the body of another patient who died of a kidney ailment at a railway hospital in Kolkata, officials said on Friday.
While the body of the patient, who died of a kidney ailment, was cremated by the civic body following Covid-19 protocols, the body of Covid-19 positive patient is now lying in the hospital as it can’t be handed over to the family.
“The family members of the Covid-19 patient identified the wrong body.
As per the protocols of the hospital, we have recorded the entire body-identification process on video camera.
There was no fault on our part,” said a senior official of the BR Singh Hospital.
On August 1, 68-year-old Kalpana Bhakat was admitted in the hospital with kidney ailments.
On August 3, her swab tests were sent for Covid-19 test.
She, however, died on the same day.
The body was kept in the hospital as test results were awaited.