Coronavirus / 69-yr-old Italian who recovered from coronavirus dies of cardiac arrest in Jaipur

A 69-year-old Italian tourist in Jaipur, who had recovered from coronavirus, has died due to cardiac arrest, SMS Hospital official said on Friday. This comes days after three coronavirus patients recovered in the hospital after they were administered combination of HIV, Malaria and Swine Flu drugs. The government has confirmed 195 coronavirus cases in India, of which 32 are foreigners.

Deccan Herald : Mar 20, 2020, 12:10 PM
Jaipur: A 69-year-old Italian tourist who had "recovered" from novel coronavirus died at a private hospital in Jaipur, an official said on Friday.

The tourist had a massive cardiac arrest late on Thursday night and he passed away, SMS Medical College principal Sudhir Bhandari said.

The sexagenarian was a heart and lungs patient, and recovered from COVID-19 at the SMS Hospital, according to Bhandari.

The man preferred shifting to a private hospital, so he was allowed to be shifted to the Fortis hospital on Thursday morning, Bhandari said.

"He was fine in the SMS Hospital and he was fit from our side," the official added.