How did Parnaw Mukharjee died ?
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, on 10 August 2020, Mukherjee announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19 prior to his surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.He was admitted to the hospital after accidentally slipping and falling in his bathroom. He was on ventilator support and in critical condition at the Army's Research and Referral (R&R) hospital in Delhi.
On 13 August, the hospital reported that Mukherjee was in a deep coma after he underwent brain surgery, however his vital parameters remained stable.On 19 August, the Army's Research and Referral hospital said that the health condition of Mukherjee had declined as he had developed a lung infection.On 25 August, his renal parameters became "slightly deranged," with the condition worsening days later.
Mukherjee died on 31 August 2020, aged 84, which was confirmed by his son Abhijit Mukherjee via Twitter.His death came after the attending hospital confirmed that his health had deteriorated early that day stating that he was in septic shock since a day earlier which was caused by his lung infection and that he was overseen by a team of specialists.
Condolences poured in immediately from leaders of both India and other nations. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President Ramnath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi conveyed their condolences via Twitter. The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, the President of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih,[105] the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Lotay Tshering, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli, were among the foreign leaders who expressed their condolences. Sports players and actors from the country also expressed their condolences.
The Government of India announced a 7 day period of state mourning between 31 August to 6 September, whereby the national flag will fly at half mast on all buildings wherever it is flown regularly. The West Bengal state government declared a closure of state run offices for the following day as a mark of respect.
The funeral was held the following day, i.e. 1 September at the Lodhi Road crematorium at 2 PM IST with full state honours. The mortal remains were carried to the crematorium in a van instead of gun carriage due to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions in the country.