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COVID-19 patient jumps to death from Egypt hospital window
June 18, 2020 at 11:15 am
A coronavirus patient has died after jumping out of a window on the third floor of a hospital in Qena Governorate, the state-run Al-Ahram reports.
The 53-year-old committed suicide after his mental health deteriorated after becoming infected with COVID-19.
He is the second person known in Egypt to commit suicide after contracting the virus. In May another patient jumped from the fourth floor of Cairo Abbasiya’s Pulmonology Hospital.
Health experts across the world have warned of the hidden effects of coronavirus on mental health including the psychological impact of people feeling trapped and lonely due to social distancing measures.
Despite the fact that the Health Ministry has created a hotline for isolated Egyptians in need of psychological support, mental health issues are still stigmatised in Egypt.
Early on in the pandemic, the country’s second richest man Naguib Sawiris threatened to commit suicide if the curfew was implemented beyond 3 April, however he was widely criticised for worrying about his personal fortune rather than the lives of Egyptians.
Suicide was already a growing phenomenon in Egypt due to the increase in living burdens on Egyptians of which 60 per cent are either poor or vulnerable...
COVID-19 patient jumps to death from Egypt hospital window
June 18, 2020 at 11:15 am
A coronavirus patient has died after jumping out of a window on the third floor of a hospital in Qena Governorate, the state-run Al-Ahram reports.
The 53-year-old committed suicide after his mental health deteriorated after becoming infected with COVID-19.
He is the second person known in Egypt to commit suicide after contracting the virus. In May another patient jumped from the fourth floor of Cairo Abbasiya’s Pulmonology Hospital.
Health experts across the world have warned of the hidden effects of coronavirus on mental health including the psychological impact of people feeling trapped and lonely due to social distancing measures.
Despite the fact that the Health Ministry has created a hotline for isolated Egyptians in need of psychological support, mental health issues are still stigmatised in Egypt.
Early on in the pandemic, the country’s second richest man Naguib Sawiris threatened to commit suicide if the curfew was implemented beyond 3 April, however he was widely criticised for worrying about his personal fortune rather than the lives of Egyptians.
Suicide was already a growing phenomenon in Egypt due to the increase in living burdens on Egyptians of which 60 per cent are either poor or vulnerable...