Gujarat hospital staffers assault coronavirus patient, video goes viral

A 38-year-old Covid-19 patient, who was recently seen in a viral video being thrashed by the hospital staff in Rajkot Civil Hospital in Gujarat, succumbed to the virus. The patient Prabhakar Patil's brother Vilas Patil has blamed the hospital administration for his death.

A video went viral on social media which showed the Covid patient being thrashed by nursing staff and security personnel inside the hospital. Nursing staff in PPE kit can be seen struggling to tackle the patient lying on the floor. While one person in PPE kit sits on the patient, another can be seen slapping and asking him to stay calm. A security man also uses force to control the patient. It was not known who shot the video. Watch report