Srinagar, March 29 -- The elderly man from Baramulla's Tangmarg area who passed away at CD Hospital, Srinagar early morning today was not properly isolated during his stay at SMHS Hospital, informed sources told The Kashmir Monitor.

In his 60s, the man was a shopkeeper by profession and suffered from Chronic Liver Disease (CLD).

He, sources said, had "clear symptoms" of coronavirus when he reported at SMHS on Saturday.

"At SMHS, the doctors took his throat as well as nasal swab. The patient complained of some gastro issues, and was told to go and check into the Super-speciality hospital right across SMHS, whereas ideally he should have been isolated right away if he was a COVID-19 suspect," sources added.

Much to the shock of the medi...