A 48-year-old ambulance driver, Aarif Khan, succumbed to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/coronavirus-all" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> in Delhi&rsquo;s Hindu Rao Hospital&nbsp;on Saturday morning.
Employed with the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal that provides free emergency services in the NCR region, Aarif Khan was extremely dedicated to his job ferrying COVID-19 patients as well as carrying the deceased for their last rites. Since March, Khan had ferried nearly 200 bodies of COVID-19 victims.
Not just that, he would also help the needy with money from time to time.
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&ldquo;He ensured everyone got a farewell but his own family couldn&rsquo;t give him that. They saw his body from afar for a few minutes,&rdquo; <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-ambulance-driver-covid-dead-6720214/" target="_blank">Indian Express</a> quoted Jitender Kumar. He added that Khan would have ferried close to 200 bodies since March.
On October 3, Khan had tested positive of the virus and passed away within a day.
The 48-year-old was living away from home and was sleeping in an ambulance parking lot. He was in touch with his family of 5 on phone, who did not get a chance to bid him goodbye properly.
&ldquo;We met when he came over to pick up something, like clothes&hellip; I used to go to check on him sometimes. We were always worried about him. But he never bothered about Covid, he just wanted to do his job well,&rdquo; said Aadil, the younger of Khan&rsquo;s sons, adding that the last time Khan came home, he was already sick.
Khan&rsquo;s other son, Asif, said, &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t even get to say goodbye to him&hellip; How will we survive without him?&rdquo;
Jitender Singh Shunty, the founder of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Sewa Dal narrated an incident as an example of Khan&rsquo;s dedication and compassion. On September 30, a hospital refused to release a person&rsquo;s body because his family couldn&rsquo;t foot the bill&hellip; Khan chipped in. He was a man who genuinely cared for others.&rdquo;
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On October 3, Khan was diagnosed positive of the virus and he passed away within a day. 

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