Naples, patient hospitalized for Covid found dead in the bathroom of the Cardarelli hospital. Survey on video taking – Corriere.it

A patient hospitalized in the Suspects Area of ​​the Cardarelli Emergency Room in Naples, with probable Covid-19 infection and already in therapy, was found lifeless in the bathroom of the structure. It was to find the body the hospital staff who realized the excessive permanence of the man in the bathroom. At the moment it is not possible to establish what was the cause of the disease that caused the death, however the health department has initiated the necessary investigations.

A few minutes after the death of the patient in a bathroom at the Cardarelli in Naples, a video was recorded showing the man’s body. taking advantage of the withdrawal of rescuers went to find a bunk to put it on. “It is deplorable – says the director general of the Neapolitan hospital, Giuseppe Longo – that similar events are exploited in order to generate terrible and dangerous suggestions in public opinion ”. Precisely for this reason, and for “respect for the suffering of the family”, Cardarelli’s strategic management has launched an internal investigation aimed at finding out who and how filmed and distributed the video.

«A shocking video what they sent us ”, comments the Regional Councilor for Green Europe, Francesco Emilio borrelli. “The video showing the man’s body was filmed while the rescuers went to find a stretcher on which to lay the body. Our condolences to this person’s family. We will continue to follow the story.