Kenyan Covid-19 Patient Tries to Commit Suicide at Mbagathi Hospital
A Kenyan man suffering from Covid-19 on Sunday, April 26th, attempted to commit suicide at Mbagathi Hospital in Nairobi, according to reports.
The 30-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital’s Covid-19 isolation ward on Saturday, April 25th, and is said to have tried to take away his life after he was informed he would remain at the facility for 14 days, Nairobi News reports.
A police report on the incident indicates that the patient removed a florescent tube in his isolation room, broke it, and used it to cut his throat.
He was rescued by medics attending to patients after they heard him struggle in his room. He was treated and later counseled by a specialist.
“We told him he is young and will recover. We informed him he was not the only one who is sick and that all shall be well,” part of the statement said.
Police officers wearing protective gear visited the scene after the incident.
As of Monday, April 27th, there were 363 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Kenya, 114 recoveries, and 14 deaths.
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Two French doctors…
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Two French doctors vaccinated kids in a school in Guinea and at least two kids died within two hours and others a hospitalized.
No vaccinations!! No vaccinations!! Watch a video on YouTube!!
@Anonymous UI. This seems …
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@Anonymous UI. This seems "Guinea-pigging" and "poisonation"; not vaccination. And why can't somrone tell them 2 French "doctors" to go vaccinate their French people I'm FRANCE (some of whom 23,293 have died of COVID-19 vs only 7 dead in Guinea as of now April,2020)?
We need mental health…
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We need mental health officials at these hospitals to help patients deal with the trauma of COVID-19. That needs to go hand-in-hand with COVID-19 treatment. Scientists say that the mental state of a patient could mean life or death for her/him. Leave no room for patients to contemplate suicide, or resign to COVID-19. Let's remember that most Kenyans don't understand what this COVID-19 is. A patient could be operating on hearsay. Hence the suicides and running away from hospitals and quarantine. Who is providing counseling for people in quarantine?
Translate what Covid-19 is…
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Translate what Covid-19 is to locals. As long as it is in a foreign language, we will be looking for a foreign solution which will be more dangerous than the problem itself. Translate so we can all be on the look out for a local solution; herbal solution ; spiritual solution
What is it? What is Covid? What does is stand for? Why 19?
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