COVID Patient’s Body Found at Ahmedabad Bus Stand, CM Orders Probe

In a bizarre incident, a COVID-19 positive patient’s body was found at a bus stand in Ahmedabad on Friday, 15 May.

The 67-year-old patient was admitted to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital on 10 May and he tested positive two days later, his son told The Quint. “On 15 May, we received a call from the police saying my father’s body was found at the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) station near Danilimda Crossing in Ahmedabad.”

Police officials told The Quint that the man was asymptomatic and had filled the form for home isolation. Following that, a bus arranged by the authorities had taken the patient from the civil hospital.Dr MM Prabhakar, the officer on special duty at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, said “The patient had very mild symptoms and as per new protocols, he was asked to home quarantine. He was discharged on 14 May (a day before his body was found). When he was being discharged, he was adequately fit.”

Prabhakar said, “The hospital’s transport system took him from the hospital but probably because the road was congested near his house, he was dropped at a neighbouring bus stand.” He added, “It is not immediately clear whether his family members were informed about his discharge.”

Why was he dropped at a bus stand? Why was his family not informed during his release? The police said the matter “is under investigation.”

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The patient’s son said, “Despite my father being a COVID patient, the family members carried out the cremation procedure. We were just asked to wrap his body in plastic.”