Matrix Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 A troop of monkeys snatched the blood samples of suspected coronavirus patients at a government hospital in the Meerut district of the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The incident happened on Thursday when a lab assistant working with the COVID-19 facility of the hospital was carrying blood samples due for testing, Dr Dheeraj Baliyan, medical superintendent of Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College and Hospital, told CNN. The monkeys attacked the lab assistant and stole the sample box with three samples, added Baliyan. A file image of a long-tailed macaques kept for use in the clinical research inside cages. (AP/AAP) S.K. Garg, head of the hospital, told a local newswire that the samples were blood samples, and not the swabs usually taken to test for COVID-19. Garg said that the samples belonged to people who had tested positive for COVID-19, but were taken as part of routine blood tests for the patients. The monkeys climbed the trees with the samples and threw them after chewing the packets, Baliyan added. The medical superintendent confirmed to CNN that no individual came into contact with the samples, and the hospital authorities have sanitised the area and disposed of the samples snatched by the monkeys. The district administration has ordered an inquiry against the hospital authorities for alleged mishandling of the samples. According to India's health ministry, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country as of Friday stands at 165,799, including 4,706 deaths. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosy Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 That one also. That country has already enough problems. Sorry about this or when I read this here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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