Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh):With the country facing a lockdown and hospitals crumbling under pressure in the wake of an increasing number of coronavirus positive cases, a middle-aged tuberculosis patient from Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh died after not having received the required treatment for the disease.
TB patient dies due to lack of treatment amid lockdown; daughters perform last rites The deceased, Sanjay, is survived by his five daughters, who ended up performing the last rites of their father, which is normally performed by a son.
“Sanjay was diagnosed with TB about six months ago and was undergoing treatment at a district hospital. But ever since the lockdown was imposed, he wasn’t able to receive treatment for the disease,” said Narendra, a relative of Sanjay.
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With Sanjay being the sole bread-winner in the family, his daughters have to now fend for themselves.