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is a world full of surprises. A 75-year-old man in India was cremated after being infected with the new crown. A week later, his family members received a call and found that he was still alive. What happened?
According to Indian media reports on November 23, this bizarre incident occurred in the Paganas area of West Bengal, India. The 75-year-old Banerjee recently contracted new coronary pneumonia and was taken to a local hospital for treatment on November 4.
On November 13, the hospital informed Banerjee's relatives that he had passed away unfortunately. The hospital returned Banerjee's body to his family, who then cremated him.
However, a week later, the hospital called Banerjee's family and told them that Banerjee was still alive and had recovered. The relatives rushed to the hospital and brought Banerjee home. It turned out that the hospital staff made a mistake. It was another old man who died and another patient who was cremated.
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The local government established a four-person committee to investigate the incident. An official said that Banerji’s family received the remains of another 75-year-old patient named Mukherjee due to misidentification. Mukherjee was also admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 treatment on November 4, and was later transferred to this hospital, but he eventually passed away.
After Mukherjee died, the hospital staff handed over his body to Banerjee’s family. However, Banerjee's family did not realize that the body was wrong and directly cremated it. A week later, when the hospital staff called Mukherjee's family, they found out that they had an oolong.
