Dr. Faishan: Without the stroke, the latest COVID death would be someone without symptoms

Speaking at the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) press conference, Dr. Mohamed Faishan has said that if the latest person who died with COVID-19 in the Maldives did not have a stroke, it would be an asymptomatic patient.

The second COVID-19 patient to die was a Bangladeshi national who was receiving treatment at Dharumavantha Hospital. The 33 year old died from complications after a fit, and was tested for COVID-19 as per the general regulations.

Dr. Faishan noted that the patient showed no symptoms of COVID-19 when brought to IGMH. Upon the completion of a CT scan at IGMH, an internal bleeding in his brain was discovered due to the rupture of a blood vessel in his brain. The doctor explained that the fit was a direct result of the internal bleeding.

The doctor further noted that even though the patient died due to the fit, according to the WHO classification it will be counted as a COVID-19 death.