A video clip of an elderly man who was mistakenly transported with a body bag to the mortuary in Shanghai, China, sparked a wave of terror and anger, after it turned out that the man was still alive.
It was announced the death of an elderly resident Shanghai He was mistakenly taken to the morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of dysfunction in the once again coronavirus-hit city, where millions of people remain under government-imposed house arrest.
The clip showed a number of health workers wearing protective clothing from head to toe while they were aware that the man was still alive, according to what was published by the American network “CNN” on Tuesday.
What is going on in #Shanghai?! Horror as an elderly man was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag prompting concerns over the city’s overwhelmed medical system during weeks long Omicron lockdowns
— Adam Milstein (@AdamMilstein) May 3, 2022
The video, which was published on Sunday, also revealed the head of the man, a resident of the nursing home, emerging from the yellow body bag as workers removed it from the car.
From what appears to be a nearby building, the person filming the video can be heard saying: “The nursing home is a mess. They sent someone alive on a loader and said he was dead.”
A huge mistake
In parallel, many on China’s Twitter-like Weibo platform expressed disbelief that such a grave mistake could have occurred, especially in Shanghai, which has long been seen as China’s most advanced and modern city.
Many others indicated that the man would have been buried or cremated had he not been found alive.
The spread of the Corona virus in Shanghai (AFP)
Meanwhile, the county government responded to the incident on Monday, saying in a statement that the elderly man is now in stable condition. She added that three officials from the region’s Civil Affairs Office and the Social Development Office were dismissed, and the head of the nursing home was dismissed.
It is noteworthy that China recorded today, Wednesday, 16 new deaths from the Corona virus, all in Shanghai, compared to 20 the previous day, bringing the total to 5,128 deaths.
And authorities in the city gradually began to ease the closure that confined most of the city’s 26 million residents to their homes or apartment complexes for about a month.