Bengaluru Ambulance Driver Who Beat COVID Breaks Into Dance, Doctor Joins Him In Celebration

An ambulance driver from Bengaluru who was infected by COVID-19, in the line of duty has celebrated his recovery with a dance.

The ambulance driver, identified as Kumara had tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

Though he was in home isolation initially, after his oxygen saturation level dropped to 75, with the help of volunteers Kumara was admitted to St John's Hospital in Bengaluru.

After a week of hospitalization, Kumara made a full recovery and was discharged on Tuesday.

It is after he was cleared by the doctors, Kumara broke into a dance ¡®¡®Muqabla Muqabla¡¯ song by AR Rahman.

Kumar was critical when we received a request to help him find a bed. 7 days later he sent us his victory dance against Covid just before getting discharged from the Hospital. #ERTStories #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/pPU5Hg5OjW

¡ª ERT Bangalore (@ErtBangalore) May 25, 2021

While other patients in the ward cheered Kumara, a doctor wearing a PPE kit also joined him in the dance.

Struggled to find a bed

Narrating his story, Kumara said on May 18 he had a CT scan report that showed a score of 18/25, but he struggled to find a bed.

As they couldn't find a bed in Bengaluru, they initially took Kumara to Mysuru, but even that did not help and he was brought back.

Later in Bengaluru, Farah, a volunteer from ERT Bangalore, helped him get a bed in the city's St. John's Hospital.

"Farah Madam from the ERT Bangalore Team arranged a bed for me, because of which I am alive. I was treated well at St John¡¯s Hospital and I was discharged on May 25,¡± Kumara was heard saying in the video.

Victory Dance of an Ambulance driver Kumara who was discharged from St. Johns hospital today. When he was admitted on 18th at 3 AM, His SPO was 75. Today he sent us his dance clip. Thanks to the wonderful effort by @ErtBangalore volunteer @farrah_ert ???pic.twitter.com/Pgt50iM3A0

¡ª Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) May 25, 2021

Not the first time

This is not the first time doctors or recovered COVID-19 have celebrated their 'victory' with a dance.

In fact, dance has been used to celebrate and keep up the spirits of COIVD-19 patients by hospital staff.

Viral Video: To boost #COVID patients' moral, staff dances to popular Kannada songs pic.twitter.com/V4jA4iHx1x

¡ª Bangalore Mirror (@BangaloreMirror) May 8, 2021

Earlier this month, a similar video had emerged from Bengaluru where hospital staff in protective gear were seen dancing to popular Kannada songs to lift the patients¡¯ morale.