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- Published: April 16, 2020 09:30
New Delhi: Cremation of renowned doctor and director of Bethany Hospital, Dr John L Sailo Ryntathiang, who died after contracting novel coronavirus aka COVID-19 early on Wednesday was done on the wee hours of Thursday.
He was finally laid to rest at the Riatsamthiah Prebyterian Church cemetary at Lawmali after the residents of Jhaalupara opposed the electric crematorium on Wednesday.
Confirming this, Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong informed that the body was taken to the graveyard on late Wednesday night. “The Pastor and elders of the church were waiting at the graveyard,” Tynsong said.
The body of the senior doctor was lying at the Bethany Hospital till midnight.
However, the local residents of Jhalupara had opposed this decision of the Government since they fear that the disease would spread as the crematorium lies right in the middle of the locality.
#COVID19: Residents of Jhalupura & Nongpoh decide not to allow burial or cremation of Dr John L Sailo Ryntathiang, Meghalaya’s 1st #COVID2019 patient who died earlier today. Visuals- People around the crematorium are defiant and refusing the cremation (Story in Development) pic.twitter.com/xd4ziKkSG2
— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) April 15, 2020
Dr John L Sailo Ryntathiang, the 69-year-old founder of Bethany Hospitals, died at 2.45 am in the morning, a family member told .
He had tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday evening.
“I am saddened to inform that the first #COVID19 positive patient in Meghalaya passed away this morning at 2.45 am. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace,” the chief minister tweeted.
I am deeply saddened to inform that the first #COVID19 positive patient in Meghalaya passed away this morning at 2:45 am. My heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace.
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) April 15, 2020
“Of the 68 tested so far, 6 have come out positive who are all family members & helpers of the of the first #Covid-19 positive case. 6 other cases are being retested. All the rest of the cases are negative,” Sangma said in another twitter post.
Of the 68 tested so far, 6 have come out positive who are all family members & helpers of the first #Covid19 positive case.
6 other cases are being retested.
All the rest of the cases are negative.
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) April 15, 2020