Covid-19 Doctor treating Covid-19 patients commits suicide
New Delhi/IBNS: A resident doctor who was working in the covid ward of a private hospitalin Delhi for the past one month has died by suicide due to severe stress, reported news agency ANI quoting a senior police official on Saturday.
“A thorough search of the deceased’s room was done and a suicide notice was found. However, no reason for suicide was mentioned in the note. Further probe is on,” said DCP South Delhi.
Former Indian Medical Association (IMA) chief Dr Ravi Wankhedkar said in a tweet that Dr Vivek Rai took the extreme step due to depression as he was fighting the deadly pandemic for nearly a month in a private hospital.
"He was a very brilliant doctor from Gorakhpur (in Uttar Pradesh) and helped to save hundreds of lives during the pandemic,"
Dr Wankhedkar wrote that Dr Vivek Rai was dealing with seven to eight critical patients every day and he slipped into depression as more and more people succumbed to the infection.
"Due to this frustrating situation he was into, he took such a difficult decision of ending his own life than living with the suffering and emotions of the people who died on his watch," Dr Wankhedkar said.
Dr Vivek Rai is survived by his wife who is two months pregnant.
"This brings into focus the tremendous emotional strain while managing Covid crisis. This death of a young doctor is nothing short of murder by the 'system' which has created frustrations with shortage of basic healthcare facilities. Bad science, bad politics and bad governance," the former IMA president tweeted.
COVID WARRIOR dies by Suicide
— Prof Dr Ravi Wankhedkar (@docraviw) May 1, 2021
Dr Vivek Rai,
Resident dr of DNB 1st year at Max Hospital Saket Delhi.
He Was doing covid duty since 1 month and was dealing with icu pts every day and was providing cpr and ACLS for about 7 to 8 patients per day in which not many were surviving. pic.twitter.com/ha5v09Cjwh
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