Dr Jitendra Nath Pande, a senior doctor at All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, died of COVID-19 on Saturday. Dr Pande, 78 years old, was the director of the Pulmonology department at AIIMS, which has been treating coronavirus patients for weeks.
A senior Delhi doctor, Dr Sangita Reddy, in a tweet expressed her condolences and posted, “the disease has claimed its most illustrious victim”.
She tweeted, “Deeply saddened to hear that today COVID-19 claimed its most illustrious victim, Dr JN Pande, Director and Professor of Pulmonology, AIIMS, New Delhi. A stalwart of the medical world, his work in pulmonology will continue to ensure better health for many. My Condolences to his family”.