Serious Crisis: Family Lost Earner, Savings

The family of a deceased Covid victim is struggling to feed after losing their breadwinner. dead fallen Krishna, had done two jobs during the pandemic to support his family financially. During the peak of the second wave, Giri became infected and died despite being hospitalised.

40 year old resident of Krishna indiranagar. He lived in a rented house with his wife and two children aged three and one. Before his death, Krishna was admitted to Hospital for four days. Bill An amount exceeding Rs 2.5 lakh. his wife, RupaHe sold his jewelry to pay the bill.

“He was working day and night till April. On May 1, he started feeling tired and had taken some medicines and a break from work to rest. His condition deteriorated on May 3 and we went to a nearby clinic. They gave him an injection and asked him to take rest. After a few days, he started having trouble breathing and we reached the clinic again. They asked him to get the Covid test and CT scan done,” Roopa said.

After getting her tested, Krishna’s family was immediately asked to look for an ICU bed. Roopa said Krishna’s report indicated that the infection was serious. After a day’s struggle the family could make an arrangement oxygen cylinder for Krishna. However, by evening, Krishna had already used up the contents of the cylinder and his oxygen saturation had dropped from 85 per cent to 55.

Bed was arranged in a private hospital with great difficulty whitefield. However, by then Krishna’s condition was critical. On 9 May, Roopa was told that her husband was deteriorating and was taken to the hospital. In the evening, he was informed that he was no more.