TUTH (Covid ICU) Incident

Hospital: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: 1 On-duty doctor in Covid ICU setup

Type of violence: Physical

Event: An 80 year-old male had died while undergoing treatment in COVID ICU. Relatives attacked the duty doctor refusing to accept that the death of the patient was due to the coronavirus.

News Links:

1. On-duty doctor at TUTH attacked after patient’s death « Khabarhub
2. On-duty TUTH doctor assaulted after Covid-19 patient dies - OnlineKhabar English News