GTB doctor dies within hours of testing Covid+

NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old doctor at GTB hospital, which has been converted into a designated Covid-19 hospital, died within hours of testing positive for the infection on Sunday.

Dr Anas Mujahid, a resident of north-east Delhi’s Bhagirathi Vihar, completed his internship after MBBS in January, and was working at the hospital’s gynaecology ward as a junior resident since last month.

Mujahid was known to be hardworking, the most humble and helpful person among his colleagues and juniors at the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) at GTB hospital. He was reporting to duty till Saturday, officials said.

According to his colleagues and family members, the discharge slip issued by the hospital mentioned that Mujahid was Covid positive and suffered from “intracranial hemorrhage” (bleeding within the skull, including the brain).

His batchmate and colleague Amir Sohail said he visited Mujahid’s home for iftar on Saturday. “While returning, he said he was feeling feverish. He decided to take a rapid antigen test at GTB hospital and tested positive... We were sitting in the clinic when he suddenly collapsed. We rushed him to the casualty ward... The doctors there sent him for a Ct-scan. The report revealed a massive bleeding spot in the brain. He was immediately transferred to the neurological department, where he died around 2:30am,” he said.

Mauz Mujahid, younger brother of the deceased, said the family is in shock. “My parents still can’t accept it even after his last rites,” he said. He is survived by his parents, two brothers, and a younger sister.

A K Jain, dean of UCMS at GTB Hospital, said, “It is really unfortunate that he is not with us anymore.”

Dr Satendra Singh, a faculty at UCMS, said, “It’s a rare case of sudden progression (of Covid-19) and it’s alarming,” he said.