Telangana: Bhadradri deputy DMHO dies of Covid

HYDERABAD: In what could be a first such casualty among government doctors engaged in fighting the pandemic in Telangana, deputy district medical and health officer (DMHO) of Bhadradri Kothagudem Dr G Naresh Kumar died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment in a hospital in the city, on Friday.
Dr Naresh was in charge of the Covid quarantine centre in Manuguru from where he was said to have contracted the virus. He was shifted to Hyderabad after his condition worsened. The health official’s demise is the sixth death among those working in the frontline. Health minister Eatala Rajender expressed grief over his death. “It is sad to hear that Dr Naresh lost his life a week after testing positive for the virus,” the minister said. The Telangana Government Doctors’ Association has demanded Rs 1 crore ex-gratia to his family.