Coronavirus case, Madhya Pradesh has more than 7,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh:
A health worker assisting COVID-19 patients in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh fell unconscious while on duty, but was left by the side of the road for almost 25 minutes in 44-degree heat Celsius before being transported to the hospital.
Hiralal Prajapati, a health worker attached to the 108 ambulance service, passed out at around 2 p.m. Wednesday after helping to transport people infected with coronavirus from TB hospital to Bundelkhand Medical College (BMC),
According to local reports, Mr. Prajapti, who was wearing full PPE (personal protective equipment) in scorching heat, collapsed near the BMC facilities, but was left on the ground for almost half an hour then that his colleague, the ambulance driver, begged the BMC authorities to admit him.
Finally, after BMC refused to care for the health worker, he was taken by other paramedics, in his own ambulance, to the district hospital, where he was treated. Mr. Prajapati has recovered and is in stable condition now.
Madhya Pradesh has reported more than 7,000 cases of COVID-19 to date, with 313 deaths related to the infectious virus.
The city of Indore, in the state, is one of the most affected urban areas in the country, with more than 3,000 cases reported alone; 78 new cases were detected on Wednesday, according to chief physician Praveen Jadia.
In an order issued yesterday, the government decided to impose a fine of 2,000 rupees on those who violated home quarantine. The state health department also said that those who break the rules for the second time would be forced into institutional quarantine.
Meanwhile, in addition to fighting the virus epidemic, the Madhya Pradesh administration is also facing the threat of attacks and destruction of standing crops.
Farmers in the Budhni and Nasrullaganj regions of the Sehore district have been seen beating utensils, as advised by the Ministry of Agriculture, to hunt locusts.
A large swarm of locusts entered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh last week. Experts said that if not checked quickly, they could destroy a grain crop worth around Rs 8,000 crores.
