Daijiworld Media Network - Mandya (SP)

Mandya, May 2: On Friday, May 1, the number of coronavirus patients from the district swelled all of a sudden, thanks to an ambulance which came from Mumbai.

The mortal remains of a man who breathed his last at Mumbai had been brought here in an ambulance for performing last rites. Out of seven who took part in the funeral, coronavirus infection has been confirmed in respect of four. Three among them are from B Kodaganahalli in Pandavapura taluk and the other is from K R Pet.

The body of a man who died at Mumbai on April 23 was brought here by a government ambulance. It is said that the man had died of heart attack, and the body was brought here as a daughter of the deceased who lives at K R Pet in Mandya district and wanted to have the last glimpse of her father before cremation. As such, the body was put through embalming process and brought in government ambulance. Perhaps all the 42 check posts on the way allowed the ambulance free access because it was a government ambulance.

It is not clear how the virus spread. A son of the deceased works for a private bank at Mumbai and the disease would have been transmitted though him, it is guessed. Therefore, Desai Hospital Mumbai, where the deceased was undergoing treatment, has been contacted.

A son, daughter, grandson and the other daughter living at K R Pet have tested positive for coronavirus.