Hyderabad: A selfie video of a 34-year-old man, who died to Covid-19 at a Government Chest Hospital in Erragadda of Hyderabad, that has gone viral on social media, claims that he was not given oxygen support even after he was complaining of breathlessness.

In the selfie video, the man is heard saying that he is battling to breathe as his ventilator had been removed. “They have removed the ventilator and have not been responding to my request for the last three hours to provide oxygen support. My heart has stopped and only lungs are working, but I am unable to breathe, daddy. Bye daddy. Bye all, bye daddy,” the man said in the short video selfie, which he had sent to his father from his bed at the Hospital in Erragadda of Hyderabad.

The incident that took place on Friday and the video had emerged on social media and by Sunday had triggered anger among social media users.

In the video sent to his dad, the man says he has been in such a condition for as long as three hours. Not long after the video was sent, the man died. 

Venkatesh, father of patient Ravi Kumar said, “My child matured 34 years had a high fever and we took him to a few clinics in our neighborhood on June 23 however none conceded him. At that point, we went to NIMS where a specialist alluded us to the Chest medical clinic in Erragadda.” 

“On June 24 we conceded him to the Chest medical clinic yet even at Erragadda emergency clinic no one rewarded my child, they didn’t give oxygen to him. Significantly after he mentioned them, they did not give him oxygen and said they did not have the foggiest idea what to do. On June 26 early hours Ravi sent three recordings to me and later I got a call from the medical clinic that he had died.”

Venkatesh said they received the COVID report stating that Ravi was positive.

“The hospital called us at around 2:00 am and said that our son is no more,” Venkatesh said.

The father also alleged that the police personnel had not allowed the family inside the hospital when they had gone to get themselves tested.

“The police personnel did not allow us inside Gandhi Hospital when we went there for treatment. There are six people in our family and till now nobody has come to test us. My son recorded a video stating he was denied a ventilator for three hours straight, due to which he turned critical and left this world. I feel sad about the health response in the State,” the father of Ravi said.

Ravi Kumar is survived by his wife and two children.