Shocking video shows COVID-19 patient's body being thrown into a river
The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in many parts of the world and currently, India is seeing the worst of it.
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A shocking video showing the body of a COVID-19 patient being thrown over a bridge and into a river has surfaced from Uttar Pradesh, where thousands of bodies are reportedly buried in shallow graves.
The incident was shot by a couple of people who were driving past the spot in Balrampur district on May 28.
In the video, two men, one of them covered in PPE, are seen lifting a body on a bridge. The man in the PPE suit can be seen trying to take the body out of the bag.
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"Preliminary investigations have revealed that the patient was admitted to hospital on May 25, and he died three days later on May 28. As per COVID protocol, the body was handed over to his relatives. Preliminary investigations reveal that the relatives threw the body into the river. We have filed a case and strict action will be taken," said Balrampur Chief Medical Officer VB Singh in a report by NDTV.
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According to NDTV, this incident is not unique. Cellphone videos from prior incidents circulated on social media show bodies being thrown into the river from ambulances stopping at a bridge near Bihar border in Saran district.
Watch the video below:
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In UP's Balrampur district, video of body of man being thrown in the river from a bridge has surfaced. The body was of a man who succumbed to Covid on May 28. pic.twitter.com/DEAAbQzHsL
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