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23-year-old doctor found dead at Marneuli hospital after coronavirus recovery

Solidarity Network reported earlier today that Giorgi Buadze had returned to his job straight after the recovery, but was found dead following the three day non-stop work. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 26 Dec 2020 - 15:54, Tbilisi,Georgia

A 23-year-old doctor has been found dead at Aversi hospital in Marneuli district.

A local radio station in Marneuli reports that the young man, who had recently recovered from coronavirus, has allegedly died from a blood clot.

The Union of Healthcare and Service Sector Workers, also known as Solidarity Network, wrote on Facebook that amid the lack of the hospital staff Giorgi Buadze had to combine the duties of a nurse which ‘doubled his workload’.

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