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The 47-year-old, who was a professional ophthamologist, was rushed to a hospital when he fainted quickly after ingesting the chemical part.
- News18.com
- Last Updated: May 9, 2020, 12:49 PM IST
A pharmacist-cum-production supervisor of a Chennai-based Ayurvedic product firm died after consuming a corrosive chemical he had ready as “cure” for coronavirus.
The 47-year-old, who was a professional ophthamologist and labored with Sujatha Biotech, an Ayurvedic and natural merchandise firm, was rushed to a hospital when he fainted quickly after ingesting the chemical part.
The pharmacist, Okay.Sivanesan, 47, of Perungudi, was with Chennai-based Sujatha Biotech, an Ayurvedic and natural merchandise firm which was based 30 years in the past. It has a plant in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, the place Sivanesan was working. Sivanesan had devised formulation of varied merchandise and used to go to his managing director Dr. Rajkumar incessantly within the metropolis.
The managing director and proprietor of the corporate, Dr Raj Kumar, 67, additionally consumed the chemical formulation. “Both the employee and the owner consumed the mixture and developed health problems. The owner’s condition is stable now,” an officer probing the case was quoted as telling Indian Express.
“They seem to have had a belief that the mixture may be used for COVID-19 treatment and to improve platelet count in the body. As both of them developed problems, they were rushed to a private hospital where Sivanesan died around 8 pm on Thursday,” the officer mentioned.
According to police, Sivanesan and Raj Kumar met on Thursday with the intention to make a drugs utilizing Nitric Oxide and Sodium Nitrate as a attainable remedy for Covid-19. They hoped that the corporate would make large earnings in the event that they succeeded. During the experiment, each of them reportedly consumed Sodium Hydrate which utilized in soaps and petroleum refining.
Sivanesan was rushed to a personal hospital in T.Nagar however declared useless on arrival. His physique was later despatched for autopsy.
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