New Delhi: Taking suo moto cognizance of the increasing cases of sudden deaths in the country, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday issued notices to the Center and the Delhi government seeking details of any committee constituted to investigate these deaths. The commission said, “These incidents have raised serious concerns and it is speculated that these cases of death are not related to Covid-19.”
Citing media reports, the DCW said in a statement that a bride died of a sudden heart attack during her wedding ceremony in Lucknow recently. Similarly, a 16-year-old boy died while playing cricket and a man died while doing parikrama at a temple in Madhya Pradesh. In this regard, DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to the Center’s Director General of Health Services as well as the Delhi government. The commission has also issued a notice to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on the matter.
DCW asked- Are these cases not related to the side effects of Covid 19?
Through the notice, the DCW said that it has sought details of any committees constituted by the concerned stakeholders to investigate these deaths. In this, along with the steps taken to create awareness among the people about the causes of such death, it has also sought the precautions that people should be advised to take. DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal said, “The country has come across some unfortunate incidents of sudden death. Many videos showing this are going viral, in which young and old people can be seen suddenly dying on the spot while doing routine work. The reasons for such death should be investigated immediately. It should be ascertained whether these cases are not related to Covid-19.
Government should make a strategy on such matters, advice should be issued in caution
“The government should formulate a strategy to deal with such cases and advisories should be issued to inform people about the precautions they should take,” he said.
