Pune: COVID patient runs ‘away’ from hospital, no one stops as they didn’t have PPE

Pune, May 16, 2020: Naidu Hospital run by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is the focal point for the treatment of Coronavirus patients. At present, most of the corona patients in Pune are being treated in this hospital. However, an elderly COVID patient from the same hospital tried to escape. The patient went to the entrance of the hospital. But, since the security guards did not have a PPE kit, no one came forward to stop him. A video of Thursday’s incident has now gone viral on social media.

Some patients with Coronavirus disease are tired of being in the same room for many days. So some patients try to get out by doing anything. A similar incident took place at Naidu Hospital for Contagious Diseases of on Thursday. An elderly patient left the hospital to go home. The hospital staffs tried to convince him but he was not ready to listen to anyone. He reached the entrance of the hospital with the bag he had brought with him. The security guards tried hard to stop him from a distance but in vain. Security guards could not catch him as he was not wearing a PPE kit.

This is when the patient walks out of the entrance. Then a security guard pushed him down with a long bamboo stick. Shortly afterwards, an employee wearing a PPE kit grabbed him by the arm and led him into the ward. And others breathed a sigh of relief.

Infection with the coronavirus appears to be accelerating. No vaccine is yet available for this disease. As a result, many misconceptions have been created about the disease. Therefore, a patient whose corona report is positive is more likely to lose heart. Some even fear loneliness as they have to be treated in the same room for at least 14 days. Therefore, experts believe that there is a need to increase the morale of such patients.