Deceased COVID-19 patient’s relatives vandalise Lady Reading Hospital

PESHAWAR: A COVID-19 patient passed away earlier on Friday at Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, after which the enraged relatives resorted to vandalizing the hospital property.

Doctors at the hospital said that the patient’s relatives broke down the door of the COVID-19 complex of the hospital. The administration said that its staff is busy treating patients day and night.

According to the hospital administration, the 50-year-old woman was brought to the hospital last night in a critical condition. The patient passed away late Thursday night.

Meanwhile, the son of the deceased woman, Shahzad Advocate, said that his mother did not have the symptoms of the COVID-19. Shahzad said that his mother was a cardiac patient and the doctor instead of treating the patient, asked for a COVID-19 test.

The son said that the patient was then shifted to a COVID-19 ward instead of a cardiac one. Shahzad said that the family brawled with the doctors after his mother’s condition got worse.

The hospitals across the country are getting overwhelmed due to the rush of suspected coronavirus patients, with most of them reaching the brink of their capacity. Due to the developing situation, the patients, as well as their relatives, are getting wrought with worry and resorting to either brawling or violence.

The hospital staff overworked due to the outbreak of the COVID-19, at times have no security measures in place.

Such one case is of Lahore’s Mayo hospital. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in Punjab, Mayo Hospital has been one of the most heavily-impacted health facilities in the province, out of 19 state-run hospitals in Lahore.