Setting an example in compassion and selfless service, a senior nurse continues to diligently care for patients at Manipal Hospital here after surviving COVID-19. "While taking care of coronavirus patients as a professional nurse, Mamtaz Begum also caught the infection. She remained unfazed and fought the corona battle valiantly, and came out of the ordeal as a great survivor," Manipal Hospital's Regional Chief Operating Officer for Bengaluru and Tamil Nadu cluster, Deepak Venugopalan, told IANS here. The hospital is situated in the eastern suburb of this tech hub.

"Mamtaz, 49, had earlier undergone a kidney transplant in 2016 after she was diagnosed with damaged renal system," recalled nephrologist S Vishwanath.