Dying To Breathe

» At 3:30 am on Wednesday, outside the Covid emergency room at GTB Hospital, 54-year-old Mithila had just managed to enter the doorway but had lost consciousness by that time

» Her daughter-in-law said they had been waiting to get in since at least 11:45 pm

» When she finally managed to get a doctor to look at Mithila, an argument ensued between the doctor and the patient’s family

» As the argument escalated, the doctor snapped, “What can I do ma’am? There is no oxygen, there is no medicine for this. I don’t know what I can do anymore. Should I take out my lungs and give it away?”