Maharashtra man dies of COVID 19 family allege ambulance delay

Nagpur | Monday | 7th September, 2020

Summary:

A 53-year-old COVID-19 patient died here in Maharashtra as he could not RPT not get an oxygen-equipped ambulance in time, his family members have alleged. The family members then immediately dialled '108' for an ambulance which arrived after about half-an-hour with a woman doctor, he said. "We requested the doctor to provide oxygen support to the patient so that he may get time to go to hospital. They asked us to inform the civic body to shift the patient to hospital," the victim's cousin said. Finally, an ambulance from the Nagpur Government Medical and College Hospital (GMCH) arrived at their house around 12.30 pm..