COVID patient hangs himself in a hospital lavatory

• Raveendran, an autorickshaw driver, was discovered, hanging in a bathroom.
• The police have filed a case and are scrutinizing the reports.
• The State provides several Helpline numbers.

THDNewsDesk, Kerela: On Friday, a 60-year-old man with COVID-19 was found hanging in a bathroom in the Government Medical College Hospital at Pariyaram.

As per the hospital officials, the departed, Raveendran, was a citizen of Chala in Kannur.

On Thursday, Raveendran, an autorickshaw driver, had driven his sick wife to the hospital. Later both of them were hospitalized, as they were examined positive for SARS-CoV-2. On Friday, he disappeared, and after a search, his body was discovered in the bathroom. The police have filed a case and are scrutinizing the reports.

Some Helpline numbers to disrupt suicidal thoughts-

Mental support for subduing self-destructive ideas is accessible through a State’s health helpline 104. Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline of Maithri – 0484-2540530. Thanal Suicide Prevention Centre – 0495-2760000 and DISHA – 1056.

Source-The Hindu