DCW Notice To Centre: Taking suo motu cognizance of the increasing cases of sudden deaths in the country, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday (December 11) issued notices to the Center and the Delhi government, seeking details of any committee constituted to investigate these deaths. “These incidents have raised serious concerns and it is being speculated that these deaths may be related to COVID-19,” the commission said, citing media reports, the DCW said in a statement. Recently a bride died due to a sudden heart attack during her wedding ceremony in Lucknow.
Similarly, a 16-year-old boy died while playing cricket and a man died while doing parikrama of 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) in the matter.
Investigation of sudden deaths at work necessary
Through the notice, the DCW said that it has sought details of any committees constituted by the concerned stakeholders to investigate these deaths. It has sought steps to be taken to create awareness among people about the causes of such death as well as precautions that people should be advised to take.
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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 related to Kovid-19.
“The government should come up with a strategy to deal with such cases and advisories should be issued to inform people about the precautions they should take,” he said.
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