Daijiworld Media Network - Gadag (SP)

Gadag, Jul 18: Residents of Seetalahari village in the district have started to live in their agricultural fields after many families in the village got coronavirus infection as a result of a few young people trying to help a man through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

A bus driver working for Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation had come to his native place, Seetalaari village, as he had no work because of lockdown. He got busy with agricultural work. After he suddenly suffered from breathing difficulty, his friends admitted him into the district hospital. The doctors collected his throat swab sample and sent him back home after giving some medicines.

Residents in Gadag

The driver who reached his home suffered from massive heart attack. The villagers rushed to his help and tried to breathe life back into him through mouth-to-mouth. But he died without showing signs of recovery. The villagers then sobbed by embracing his body.

Later, the deceased was confirmed to be having coronavirus infection. Ten persons who tried to save him have been infected. Because of having contact with them, four others too have got the infection. Out of about 150 population of the village, 14 have been infected. Over a hundred people have been subjected to institutional quarantine.

Fearful of coronavirus infection, over 40 families from the village shifted base to their agricultural fields. Some have built temporary shelters with the help of tarpaulins, tractor trailers and omni vehicles.