The deadly coronavirus has claimed the life of Dr. M.S Abdeen who was running a clinic in Thiruvananthapuram. He was the first doctor died of COVID-19 in Kerala. Dr. Abdeen was treating virus infected patients till recently. He was tested positive on Monday and admitted to a private hospital. The doctor had other comorbidities like diabetes and was on ventilator support, according to regional media reports.
Though hundreds of healthcare workers including nurses, nursing assistants, doctors, housekeeping staff, clerks, ambulance drivers, health inspectors, physiotherapists, lab technicians and ASHA workers have contracted the virus while on duty, this is for the first time that death of a healthcare worker – a doctor – is reported from the state.
The latest number of virus infected healthcare workers is not known and as per a study conducted by the State Department of…