Corona Warrior : Amritsar Civil Hospital Senior Medical Officer Dies of Covid-19

                               Deceased Dr.Arun Sharma

“We can fought  the battle against Covid-19 only with bravery,”Dr.Arun Sharma had said.

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The viral video  on above link had shown Dr Sharma attempting to dance while sitting in bed at the hospital’s emergency ward with oxygen support attached.

Dr Arun Sharma, the senior medical officer (SMO) of Amritsar Civil Hospital, who featured in a viral video recently with a positive message on beating Covid-19 bravely, died on Sunday at a private hospital from the disease and underlying comorbidities. The 54-year-old doctor tested positive on August 18.

“Besides Covid-19, Dr Arun Sharma was suffering from heart ailments. Also, the virus had attacked his lungs. He was put on ventilator on Saturday but the doctors couldn’t save him despite best efforts. He passed away on 30th August Sunday morning”, said Dr Navdeep Singh, Amritsar civil surgeon

“Saddened to lose one of our hardworking Corona warrior Dr Arun who was SMO in charge Civil Hospital, Amritsar. He passed away this morning of heart attack and was also Covid-19 positive.

It’s sad to lose such a brilliant and committed doctor. Heartfelt condolences to his family,” the CM tweeted.

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Dr. Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi