A file photo of Dr Manjunath. He was on Covid duty at a primary health centre near Kanakapura when he contracted the virus
BENGALURU: A 50-year-old Covid-19 warrior doctor, who had been refused admission by three private hospitals, succumbed to the virus at a hospital of Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) on Thursday.
Dr Manjunath ST was on Covid-19 duty at Chikkamudavadi primary health centre in Kanakapura taluk, Ramanagara district, when he contracted the virus. He was the second member of his family to succumb to the virus; his father-in-law died two days ago.
Dr Nagendra Kumar, a medical officer with the BBMP, told TOI that his brother-in-law Dr Manjunath developed high fever and breathle