The unimaginable mistake of the Shanghai doctors. The local medics considered the ward in the nursing home as dead. They put his body in a bag and handed it over to the morgue workers. Only those realized that something was wrong.
As reported by The Guardian, the investigation covered six people whose oversight led to this situation. There are five officials, including the director of the nursing home and the doctor. All of them have already been dismissed from their posts. The incident, which occurred on the Sunday afternoon of May 1, was filmed by viewers and the footage quickly spread on the internet.
The published video shows how a corpse, packed in a yellow bag, is transported to a hearse and then loaded inside the vehicle. However, after a while, funeral directors pull the sackcloth back out and then open it. Most likely to provide the senior with fresh air.
Bonuses for smart and alert employees
The retirement home has already apologized for the unfortunate incident. The funeral home management praised its employees for being vigilant and saving the elderly person’s life. Each of them received an award of five thousand. yuan (about PLN 3,4 thousand). The elderly man was transported to one of the nearby hospitals, where he received treatment.
This event shocked the inhabitants of Shanghai, 26 million. The city has been closed for five weeks due to a new wave of Omikron cases of coronavirus sweeping China. Therefore, the Chinese metropolis struggles, among others, with shortages of food and basic products. Mass blockades have been introduced, and residents must test themselves regularly. The case of the senior also raised concerns about the efficiency and errors of the municipal health system.
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COVID-19 in China – Statistics
According to the latest data, more than a million people have fallen ill with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in China, and five thousand died. Over the past day, 362 new symptomatic coronavirus cases and 16 deaths have been reported.
The inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom took a total of 3,35 billion doses of the vaccine. About 88,5 percent. the population is fully vaccinated.