India: COVID-19 patient commits suicide in Bhopal hospital

Bhopal, May 4 (PTI) A 45-year-old COVID-19 patient allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the fifth floor of a private hospital in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Tuesday, police said. The man, a resident of Awadhpuri area here, allegedly jumped off the fifth floor of the private Chirayu Hospital building at around 7:30am, said Sandhya Mishra, in charge of Khajuri Sadak police station.

"He was admitted in the hospital on April 29 after he tested positive for the infection. He was admitted in the ICU, which is on the fourth floor, and he went to the floor above and jumped off, dying on the spot. His wife is a COVID-19 patient and is in home isolation, while his brother, who had also tested positive, died of the infection some days ago," Mishra informed.