Caught on cam: Apollo Hospital staff attacked by relatives of COVID-19 patient

New Delhi: As the covid-19 crisis is hitting the country, people are getting in desperate need of corona treatment. From using social media to get help for hospital beds, plasma, oxygen cylinder, and other needed medicine to creating ruckus when these primary needs are not getting delivered.

Family members of a 62-year-old woman patient created a ruckus outside Delhi’s Apollo hospital after she died allegedly as she couldn’t get treatment at the hospital. As per the Delhi Police, they have not received any written complaint in this regard.

It is being reported that 8 people including doctors have been injured in this attack.

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1387010058765041668

The hospital issued a statement on the violence: Read here

The hospital received a lady in a critical condition at the Emergency in the early hours of April 27th. Immediate medical attention appropriate to her condition was given by the team. Given the paucity of beds, the family was advised to shift the patient to another facility with available beds. Unfortunately, the patient died at around 8 am, post which the patient’s family members resorted to vandalism, destruction of hospital property and assault on our doctors and staff. The situation was brought under control through hospital security staff and use of the police. While the hospital deeply condoles the death of the patient, it is deeply shocked at the behaviour of the patient’s family against doctors and healthcare workers who are providing untiring services amidst the pandemic.

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https://twitter.com/i/status/1387022108459356164

तस्वीरें दिल्ली के अपोलो अस्पताल की जहां 60 वर्षीय महिला की बैड ना मिलने से मृत्यु हुई तो ग़ुस्साये परिजनों ने अस्पताल में तोड़फोड़ कर अस्पताल कर्मचारियों को दौड़ा दौड़ा कर पीटा और दोनों समूह लहूलुहान हुए तो खून से सने पैरों की छाप फ़र्श पर साफ़ दिखाई देने लगी है,वाह मोदी जी वाह pic.twitter.com/PLcpPKfKy4

— Zakir Ali Tyagi (@ZakirAliTyagi) April 27, 2021