First Covid death at Tikri border farmers protest
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First Covid death at Tikri border farmers protest
Description
BATHINDA: The first Covid-19 casualty at the farmers’ protest on Delhi’s borders was recorded on Friday. Momita Basu (25), daughter of Utsav Basu of West Bengal, died of Covid-19. She had reached the protest site at the Tikri border on April 12 and fell ill on April 26. She had an infection in her lungs, apart from testing positive for Covid. Punjab Kisan Union leader Jasbir Kaur Natt said: “She was an active girl and was participating in various programmes at the protest. When she felt uneasy on April 26, my daughter her to a hospital in Bahadurgarh. She tested positive and passed away on Friday evening”.
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-05-02
Coverage
India