Another staff member of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) died from coronavirus on Monday.
The deceased, Hiralal was working as senior sanitation supervisor and was posted at Rajkumari Amrit Kaur OPD in the AIIMS, a senior AIIMS doctor said.
“Hiralal was very alert while discharging his duty in the hospital. He keeps serving people without caring for his life. He used to follow all norms of hygiene and sanitise everyone who enters the hospital premises,” he said.
Despite all the precaution and alertness, he lost the battle with life- threatening virus. He was loved equally by all including nursing staff and doctors, he said.
His body has been kept in the AIIMS Trauma centre mortuary and will be handed over to his family after due procedure.
Earlier, a mess worker had also died on May 22 from Covid-19 leading the Resident Doctors’ Association of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday demanded the resignation of Hostel Superintendent and senior warden after a mess worker died of Covid-19.
In a letter addressed to the Director of AIIMS, the association had alleged that hostel section refused to take precautionary measures as demanded by the RDA more than a month ago. The RDA also alleged that the hostel superintendent tried to present the death as probable cardiac event in morning review meeting.
Demanding resignation of both hostel superintendent and senior warden, RDA said “We also demand testing of all mess workers and resident by diligent contact tracing and ensure such incident does not repeat. We also demand appointment of a more receptive and resident friendly hostel superintendent and senior warden.
RDA also requested the AIIMS administration to grant compensation to the grieving family of the mess worker.
In another letter written to Director AIIMS, RDA had also suggested that AIIMS should adopts more scientific protocol to ensure safety of patients and residents.
“We as health care workers are accepting the increased risk of acquiring the infection but not inadvertently transmitting the infection to people who come in contact with us for treatment or otherwise. Shortening the quarantine duration and denying mandatory testing post duty may derail the battle against pandemic,” it had said.