HIGHLIGHTS
- A suspected coronavirus patient jumped off 7th floor of Safdarjung Hospital
- He was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital on Wednesday
- The deceased has come to India from Sydney
A suspected coronavirus patient has committed suicide at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. The 35-year-old deceased jumped off the 7th floor of the Safdarjung Hospital, according to a PCR call received by the Delhi Police.
He was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital at 9 pm on Wednesday only as a suspected coronavirus patient. The deceased has come to India from Sydney in Australia and had complained of a headache.
The man was brought by the airport authorities as a coronavirus suspect and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources said.
His samples had been taken and sent for testing, they said, adding the reports are awaited. He allegedly forced open the isolation ward gates and jumped off the 7th floor of the hospital.
In an official statement, the hospital said, “It is submitted that Today information was received at PS- Safdarjung Enclave vide DD No.42A that a Corona patient has committed suicide by jumping from the SSB building. Deceased has been identified as age about 35 years male.”
“It has been informed by Nodal Officer that he was admitted today at about 9 PM only as a suspected Corona patient from IGI Airport. He came from Sydney from Flight No. AI-301. He was staying in Sydney for last one year. He was having a headache,” the statement added.
An official from the hospital, on condition of anonymity, said that the man was suspected of being infected with the virus, but the disease was yet to be confirmed.
“His samples have been collected, but the results are not back yet,” said the official.
According to media reports, the man belonged to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab and had been living in Sydney in Australia for the past one year.
His family had received him at the airport and are currently at the Safdarajung Hospital where his autopsy is expected to be performed on Thursday.
He was admitted to the Super Specialty Block of the Safdarajung Hospital and housed on the seventh floor. The officer said that he jumped to his death from that floor within minutes of his admission.
Images of his body lying on the road outside the building showed him wearing a white safety suit and goggles.