BSF personnel dies of Covid-19

Balasore: A 30-year-old BSF personnel from Balasore’s Bajipur village in Bahanaga block has reportedly died of Covid-19 in Chhattisgarh. Constable Kailash Ghadai breathed his last on July 23 at the Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Raipur. He was admitted to the hospital on July 17 as he was suffering from pneumonia and respiratory distress. During treatment he was found to be Covid-19 positive.
Kailash joined the BSF in 2011. After his training at Bengaluru, he was posted in different parts of the country. Currently, he was deployed at Durg in Chhattisgarh. “He was suffering from fever and experiencing acute chest pain. Later he was admitted to a BSF hospital. When his condition became critical he was shifted to Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Raipur. I went by hiring a car to meet him. But was not allowed. After reaching home, I got the message of his death,” said Prabhakar Ghadei, father of Kailash
Kailash’s wife, who has also tested positive for Covid-19, is undergoing treatment at Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Science Hospital, Bhilai, he added. “I urge the Odisha government to make arrangements to bring my daughter-in-law to Odisha from Chhattisgarh for further treatment,” he said. “It is difficult for us to hire a vehicle spending Rs 20,000 every time to go to Chhattisgarh,” he added. The jawan’s body is yet to reach his native place.
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