NEW DELHI, May 15: The “dead” has come alive. A 76-year-old Covid positive woman who her relatives believed was dead and preparing for her last rites, suddenly woke up minutes before her last journey was to begin. Instead of the crematorium, the surprised relatives rushed her to hospital for further treatment.
The incident happened in Mudhale village in Baramati in Maharashtra. The woman Shakuntala Gaikwad tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago. She was isolated at home but her condition deteriorated due to old age, following which the family decided to move her to a hospital in Baramati.
On May 10, the elderly woman was taken to Baramati in a private vehicle. The family tried to secure a hospital bed for her in Baramati but could not. As they waited in the car, the woman fell unconscious and soon lay still. The family assumed that the woman had died. They also informed their relatives about the last rites.
The family took her back home and started preparing for cremation. As the relatives mourned the loss, the woman was placed on the bier for her final journey.
Suddenly, the woman started crying and then opened her eyes. Shocked, her family took her to a hospital. She was admitted to the Silver Jubilee Hospital in Baramati for further treatment, said Dr Sadanand Kale, the founder of the hospital where she was said to be recovering well.
(Manas Dasgupta)