In a show of utmost grit and commitment, Pune-based Dr. Mukund Penurkar returned to duty just a day after losing his father to the coronavirus. His mother and brother are also undergoing treatment for COVID-19. #Pune #CoronavirusIndia #IndiaFightsCorona
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Dr. Penurkar, an internal medicine specialist at the city's Sanjeevan Hospital, says it was the only way to pay tribute to his father. He lost his father Ramdasrao Penurkar on April 26, but came to the hospital the next morning to attend to other COVID-19 patients. #coronavirus
He even had to perform the last rites all alone, as his mother and brother were undergoing treatment in the ICU. "It's very difficult for me to think that I could not save my father despite being a doctor," Dr. Penurkar said. #IndiaFightsCOVID19 #OxygenCylinders #CoronavirusIndia
His parents had been living in Nagpur with his younger brother. However, he had contracted the coronavirus on April 17, after which their parents also tested positive. They could not arrange oxygen beds anywhere in Nagpur. #Pune #CoronavirusIndia #IndiaFightsCOVID19 #COVID19
"After several unsuccessful attempts, I arranged a cardiac ambulance and got them into Sanjeevan Hospital (sic)," the doctor said. Meanwhile, doctors and other frontline healthcare workers are overworked, and even losing their loved ones, as India faces a dreadful second wave.
India has been reporting lakhs of infections and hundreds of deaths daily for the past few weeks. Private as well as state-run medical facilities are struggling to arrange medical oxygen and other essential supplies. #IndiaFightsCOVID19 #IndiaFightsCorona #CoronavirusIndia
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