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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors Account for 23% of Covid-19 Casualties in the City
News 18As Madhya Pradesh has moved towards unlocking in a phased manner seeing the second wave of Covid-19 ebbing, the hapless survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide tragedy continue to suffer. Since last year the survivors’ organisations are claiming that 1984 victims account for more than half of the Covid-19 casualties in Bhopal and it seems the situation remains the same. Dr Ravi Shankar Verma, the Chief Medical Officer of Gas Relief recently told the media that out of 933 Covid-19 related deaths, 218 were 1984 victims which account for 23% of the Covid-19 deaths. By December 3 last year when the victims observe the 1984 anniversary, the State had reported deaths of 102 gas tragedy victims among 518 deaths due to the Covid-19. “We could not compile data post-March due to other assignments but it’s a known fact that casualties in the second wave were far more than the first wave of the pandemic,” said Dhingra, adding the administration continues to under-report mortalities both among 1984 victims and others as well.
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