₹ 1 CR AID FOR CORONA WARRIOR

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday met the family of Dr. Joginder Chaudhary and handed over a cheque of ₹1 crore as financial assistance. After a month-long struggle with Covid-19, Chaudhary, 27, succumbed to the disease last week. Chaudhary had been battling the infection since June 28 after he was tested positive a day earlier. “Our Corona warrior Dr. Joginder Chaudhary, posted in Delhi Government hospital, served the patients by putting his life at stake. Dr. Chaudhary had passed away recently due to corona infection, today I met his family and handed over a cheque of ₹1 crore as financial assistance. Will help the family in every possible way,” Kejriwal tweeted. Chaudhary was a junior resident and worked on an ad hoc basis at Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar (BSA) Medical Hospital and College since October 2019. He worked in the flu clinic and then in its casualty ward until he developed a fever on June 23.