Coronavirus suspect jumps off Safdarjung Hospital building in Delhi
By PTI News | First Published Mar 18, 2020, 11:28 PM ISTThe man was brought by the airport authorities as a coronavirus suspect and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources said.
A man suspected to be infected with COVID-19 allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a Safdarjung Hospital building on Wednesday, soon after he was admitted to the facility here by airport authorities, police said.
The man was brought by the airport authorities as a coronavirus suspect and was immediately put in the isolation ward, hospital sources said.
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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.
India has so far reported 161 positive cases. In view of the coronavirus outbreak, Section 144 has been imposed in Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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