DD to shift out of DD kendra for two days after death of a staff member

NEW DELHI: The country’s national broadcaster Doordarshan will transmit its news bulletins and ground report shows from its central production centre for two days, instead of its regular studios in Doordarshan Kendra in Mandi house. The decision was made after a lighting assistant working with DD news passed away on Wednesday. His report today showed he was COVID-19 positive.

According to those in know of the matter, a 53-year-old employee of DD news who was working as a video journalist
passed away on Wednesday, minutes after he complained of breathing difficulties, and was taken to a private hospital in Shalimar Bagh. His samples were sent to a lab and the results said he was COVID-19 positive. The employee, according to his colleagues, was regularly attending press conferences called by the government and was on field most days till May 21.