Jagatsinghpur: An elderly woman died of cardiac arrest Tuesday morning while she was on her way to cast her vote at a polling booth in the Tirtol Assembly constituency in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district. The woman has been identified as Nagari Sethi of Redhua area.
Sources said, the woman was going to the polling booth with her family members when she collapsed. Her family members immediately rushed her to the Redhua Community Health Centre for treatment. The doctor who examined her said she had suffered a cardiac arrest. As her condition started worsening Nagari was shifted her to the Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). However, doctors declared her brought dead there.
Since polling is on amid the COVID-19 pandemic, strict protocols are being followed in all the booths. Voters have been asked to wear masks and maintain social distancing at the booths. All the booths have been provided with sanitisers and the voters were being asked to clean their hands before pressing the EVM button.
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