Recently in an Indian village, an old lady regained consciousness a few minutes before her cremation. Infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, she fell ill and lost consciousness to such an extent that her relatives thought she was dead. This incredible story is a reminder of the seriousness of the current health situation in India.
Shakuntala Gaikwad lives in Mudhale, a village about 50 km from the city of Pune (India). This 76-year-old lady is at the heart of such an incredible frightening story told by an article in the daily India Today. After a positive diagnosis for coronavirus, but having no serious symptoms , the doctors simply advise him to isolate himself at the family home.
Only, here, his condition deteriorates rapidly and his relatives take him to the hospital. However, as the health context is particularly serious throughout the country, many health establishments can no longer accommodate patients additional. Like many, Shakuntala Gaikwad's family was unlucky and the old lady had to wait in the vehicle that had transported her.
In the vehicle, Shakuntala Gaikwad loses consciousness. While she does not move at all, her relatives conclude that she is dead. Then, everyone goes back to the village to begin the process preceding the cremation of the deceased.
The family proceeded with the preparation of the body as well as the usual funeral rites. She then placed the body on a stretcher, the last step before cremation. To everyone's surprise, Shakuntala Gaikwad woke up crying , before opening his eyes. In a state of shock, the old lady was later taken to the hospital for "additional treatment" according to doctors. Since then, no information testifies to the state of the septuagenarian or explains how she was able to wake up when everyone believed in her death.
In addition to the incredible and frightening nature of this story, this is an opportunity to recall the deplorable situation in India. Currently completely overwhelmed by a new outbreak of cases, the country now has around 26 million cases for more than 291,000 deaths . The health system is already bankrupt due to a lack of beds, oxygen and medicine. Institutions dedicated to the dead are also overloaded. Incredible images of open-air mass cremations have already toured the globe.
