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A newborn, who lost her mother to COVID-19 just days after her birth, is on ventilator support at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in the city. Fortunately, the baby girl has not contracted the infection.
The seven-day-old is a preterm baby delivered after eight months of pregnancy by a woman who turned out to be COVID-19 positive. The woman died of complications from the infection on Monday evening.
“The baby is moderate preterm and weighs 1.8 kg. In such babies, all the vital organs are not fully developed. The baby has been put on ventilator support, but her condition is stable. We hope the baby will fully develop and come to a normal condition in the next 8-10 days,” said Chikkanarasa Reddy, professor of Paediatrics, Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute.
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Many are forced to seek treatment in private hospitals
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Ten beds have been earmarked for COVID-19-associated mucormycosis patients at Bowring and Lady Curzon hospital in Bengaluru.
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Many are forced to seek treatment in private hospitals
Ravi G. waited for hours at Bowring and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute to get a bed for his brother Muralikrishna, who was diagnosed with black fungus or mucormycosis after he got COVID-19. But the wait was in vain.
The government had earmarked 10 beds at the institute for COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM), which filled up within hours on Wednesday. “There is a long queue of patients waiting for a bed. I eventually admitted my brother to a private hospital, but I am unable to bear the expense,” said Mr. Ravi.