A medical officer with the Amritsar Municipal Corporation, Dr Sonia Sharma, allegedly killed herself by consuming some poisonous substance on Monday. Her husband Dr Arun Sharma, SMO, Civil Hospital, had died of Covid on August 30.
Dr Sonia Sharma, who died on Monday, is survived by a son and daughter. The Punjab health department claims Rs 50 lakh was paid to her family.
The death of Dr Sonia has agonized the medical fraternity, which said that the government should have treated the family of a senior doctor, who died while serving patients, in a better way. Dr Arun’s colleagues at the Civil Hospital had also written to the government seeking the release of his dues, including the compensation announced for corona warriors.
An MD in blood transfusion, Dr Sharma had hit the headlines after a video of him dancing to the tunes of Punjabi songs while undergoing the Covid treatment had gone viral on social media. After a few days, Dr Arun developed ICU psychosis and died.
ICU psychosis is a disorder that patients admitted to the intensive care units of hospitals sometimes develop, becoming temporarily psychotic.
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