Covid patient ends life in Namakkal hospital toilet

NAMAKKAL: A 42-year-old man undergoing treatment for Covid-19 ended his life by hanging from the ceiling of a toilet in the Namakkal District Headquarters Hospital on Thursday.
The Namakkal town police said A Yuvaraj, a coolie from Alagu Nagar in the town, was admitted to the hospital with breathing difficulties on June 1.
“He was put on oxygen support in the intensive care unit. He was upset after his health deteriorated,” said a police officer.
Around 4am on Thursday, Yuvaraj went to the toilet and locked the door from inside. “As he didn’t return even after an hour from the toilet, fellow patients alerted the doctors and nurses, who knocked on the door for a few minutes and alerted us, as there was response from inside,” a police officer said
The Namakkal town police broke open the door and entered the toilet, only to see Yuvaraj hanging from the ceiling using a dhoti.
“We retrieved the body and sent that to the mortuary for postmortem. We have registered a case and further inquiry is on,” the officer said.