The alleged exchange not only resulted in commotion but also caused an attack on the dean and vandalism at the hospital. The blunder was noticed by one of the families while taking possession of the body, causing much chaos with the police having to intervene.
"The death of this patient is due to non-COVID-19 reasons. Coincidently, today`s National Institute of Virology (NIV) report has revealed that he was infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19," said the officials.
The new variant of coronavirus, Omicron, has begun to take its toll on India as first case of death related to it seems to have been detected in the state of Maharashtra.
The victim, who is a 52-year-old man, had died of a heart attack on Tuesday at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's Yashwantrao Chavan Hospital in Pune.
A 52-year-old man, who was infected with COVID-19 Omicron variant, died of a heart attack on Tuesday at Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation s Yashwantrao Chavan Hospital in Pune, said as per the Public Health Department.
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