Last Words Of Journalist Manoj, Died Of Covid 19 While Waiting For Oxygen

A 33-year-old journalist had caught Covid 19 and as he struggled to breathe while sitting at Gandhi Hospital, his family ran from pillar to post to get help and hours later, he died of coronavirus and police informed the family later.

The incident has left people shocked at the Telangana government’s apathy as his family alleged that he himself had dialed his friends, who are in media and other contacts to seek help. However, even with many calls, he could only manage to get a seat in the ICU after many hours.

His last message to his brother Sai was, “Icu is not good please will go to private hospital.”In his last messages, journalist Manoj also said that he was not given any oxygen ventilator even when he complained of breathing problem.

The death and a video was released by the family members saying the entire incident have triggered outrage against the Gandhi hospital authorities.

His brother, Sai said after going to the fever hospital, they were both taken to the isolation ward of Gandhi Hospital as both of them was tested positive for coronavirus. He claimed that initially both of them had to wait for several hours to complete the formalities at Gandhi Hospital and later they got the admission in a ward where no doctor was present to check them.

When Manoj complained of breathing problem, then his brother, Sai went outside the ward to check for the duty doctor, cleaning and support staff told him to wait till the next morning. Next morning when Manoj rang several of his media friends and they approached health officials, including the state health minister, Itela Rajendra, he was shifted to ICU, but there too he had to wait on a wheelchair.

A visibly broken Sai further alleged that it was not the staff of hospital, but the local police that informed him about the demise of his brother, Manoj.

Meanwhile the state health officials said that “Some of the media organizations are spreading false information and also creating panic among people”. They alleged conspiracy behind the incident and at the Gandhi Hospital, there is capacity to provide treatment more than 2,000 patients and only currently 247 patients are admitted,” said the hospital CMO on Monday after CM KCR held a high-level meeting with officials of health department.