Padma Shri Dr KK Aggarwal passes away due to Covid19

Padma Shri Dr KK Aggarwal passes away due to Covid19 on Monday night.

Written by Newsroom Staff May 18, 2021 07:35

New Delhi: Padma Shri Dr KK Aggarwal passed away on Monday at 11:30 pm at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday. He fought a lengthy battle with covid19.

The 62 year old was admitted to AIIMS for the past several days and was on ventilator support since last week.

A statement posted on his Twitter profile said that he succumbed to the disease at 11.30 pm on Monday.

“Even during the pandemic, he made constant efforts to educate the masses and was able to reach out to 100 million people through numerous videos and videos and educational programmes and saved countless lives. He wanted his life to be celebrated And not mourned,” the statement said.

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— Dr K K Aggarwal (@DrKKAggarwal) May 17, 2021

Dr K. K. Aggarwal was an Indian physician and cardiologist, President of the Heart Care Foundation of India and the Past National President of Indian Medical Association. In 2010, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of medicine.

If you’re aware of the distance you can cover at your best in 6 mins, it would help you assess the lung involvement using 6 min walk test if/when you contract #coronavirus

Note: Dr KK is recovering from COVID-19, meanwhile this account is being managed by HCFI & Medtlaks. pic.twitter.com/lTvwKI3vf0

— Dr K K Aggarwal (@DrKKAggarwal) May 17, 2021