COVID duty: Nursing student attempts suicide alleging harassment by Hospital authorities
Shahjahanpur: In a recently reported suicide attempt, a nursing student at the city based Varun Arjun Medical College allegedly jumped off the first floor of the institute building accusing the hospital authorities of harassment for refusing duty in COVID-19 hospital.
The nursing student was grievously injured and admitted to the medical college hospital post the incident.
PTI reports that the family members of the victim have alleged that the woman was being mentally harassed for refusing duty in a COVID-19 hospital.
It has been reported that the nursing student had earlier uploaded a video on social media in which she is purportedly heard saying she had been deployed at a COVID-19 hospital but refused to work there as she does not have health insurance and also demanded a hike in salary. In the video, she is also heard alleging that she was being mentally harassed.
Speaking to ANI, the student claimed, "I had joined my college in December 2019. During the COVID-19 crisis, we were asked to be on duty in the college following which we asked the college administration to provide us with PPE kits and safety gear. One morning, we were asked to come on duty to treat one COVID patient but without any proper safety gears."
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