Bhubaneswar: The Director of Odisha Vigilance Directorate, Debasis Panigrahi was airlifted to Kolkata today. Panigrahi was under ventilator support at Ashwini Hospital in Cuttack after being infected with Covid-19.
A ‘green corridor’ was created from Ashwini Hospital to Biju Patnaik International Airport in the State Capital to shift the patient with the help of an ambulance. He was then carried in air ambulance to Kolkata.
Notably, the IPS officer was admitted to the Ashwini COVID Hospital on May 29. After initial treatment, his condition showed no signs of improvement. He was shifted to the ICU and put on a ventilator as his condition further deteriorated.
As his oxygen saturation continues to dip, doctors advised ECMO treatment.
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