This story is from July 6, 2020

Hyderabad: Goldsmith kills self fearing Covid-19

A goldsmith, a native of Bengal who was residing in South Zone, jumped into Hussainsagar on Friday, fearing that he was suffering from Covid-19. His dead body was traced on Sunday.
Hyderabad: Goldsmith kills self fearing Covid-19
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HYDERABAD: A goldsmith, a native of Bengal who was residing in South Zone, jumped into Hussainsagar on Friday, fearing that he was suffering from Covid-19. His dead body was traced on Sunday.
Ramgopalpet police said that the 34-year-old was suffering from cold and fever sincethe last one week. Initially, he visited a local doctor in Attapur, who after treating him for some days, referred him to a corporate hospital, suspecting it to be a case of Covid-19.
He visited a private hospital in Malakpet.
But the private hospital did not give him admission due to lack of beds and referred him to Gandhi Hospital.
But the goldsmith did not go to Gandhi Hospital. On Friday he requested his friend to accompany him to Hussainsagar. He told his friend that he was suffering from a breathing problem and might feel better by breathing the air near Hussainsagar,” Ramgopalpet Inspector T Chanchala Babu told TOI.
According to police, the two took an autorickshaw and reached Hussainsagar. The Covid-19 suspect asked his friend to be seated in the auto, saying he will return shortly after spending some time near the walking track. While the friend was watching him, the goldsmith suddenly jumped into Hussainsagar.
By the time the friend alerted the police for help, the goldsmith had drowned. Though rescue operations had been taken up by the police since Friday, they could not trace him. It was on Sunday that his body started to float on the water body. In fact, he was yet to be tested to ascertain whether he had Covid-19 or not.
Since he was suspected to have Covid-19, his body was shifted to designated burial ground for those who either died due to Covid-19 or were suspected to have died with Covid-19.
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