Naples, suspected Covid patient found dead in Cardarelli hospital bathroom

Naples, November 11, 2020 – UN man It has been found lifeless in bathroom the area dedicated to first aid of theCardarelli Hospital from Naples. A patient admitted today with probable infection by COVID-19 He died and the hospital staff found the body that noticed the excessive permanence of the man in the bathroom.

A few minutes after the man’s death, taking advantage of the withdrawal of rescuers who went to carry a stretcher on which to place the body, someone posted a video on the web that showed the body of the man lying on the ground. At the moment it is not possible to establish what was the cause of the disease that led the man to death, just as it is not possible to establish whether the man was positive for Covid-19. However, the health directorate has diligently initiated all the necessary investigations.

“It is regrettable – says general manager Giuseppe Longo – that similar events are subject to exploitation aimed at creating terrible and dangerous suggestions in public opinion.” Precisely for this reason, and “out of respect due to the suffering of the family”, Cardarelli’s strategic management has launched an internal investigation aimed at finding out who and how the video was filmed and disseminated.

Di Maio: “Shocking images. We need intervention”

“The images of the patient found dead in the bathroom of the Cardarelli hospital in Naples are shocking. We are facing dramatic and unacceptable events, episodes that push us to act as a central government, because there is no more time. In Naples and in many areas of Campania, the situation is out of control. ” Chancellor writes on Facebook Luigi di maio who adds: “It is no longer a matter of opinions or opinions, here is reality that speaks. The patient found dead lying in the bathroom of the Cardarelli hospital is the most crude and violent of the numerous testimonies that come to me every day since Campania hospitals: people treated by car in parking lots, others who die in 118 ambulances that have no destination assigned, still others who are not even picked up from their homes despite constant calls ”.