A distressed family of a man who had passed away due to the novel coronavirus was caught on camera while attacking and beating the staff members of a hospital in Mexico City. The family attacked after finding out that they were not allowed to visit the patient, says an article.

The event happened on Wednesday after the patient, whose name was not revealed, had died after contracting COVID-19. The patient was admitted to the hospital since last Monday.

Recording the Attack on Video

A staff member at the San Pedro Xalpa Zone 48 General Hospital took the video of the horrific incident. The family of the deceased was caught on video after pouncing staff in the hospital.

In the video, one of the family members was seen shouting and asking to get through to see the patient. As some staff of the hospital tried to control the situation, a lot of the workers in the hospital hurriedly locked themselves inside a room in the hospital.

A Message from a Victim of the Incident

One of the victims, a nurse named Daniel Zamorano, used social media to share his experience with the attack. In his Facebook post, he showed his badly bruised face.

On the post, he said that four men and two women attacked him while he was at the hospital because of the death of their loved one from COVID-19.

According to Zamorano, the family was not allowed to see the patient because, according to their protocol, the patient needed to be isolated. Unlike a patient of a different condition, the dead COVID-19 patient needs to be cremated first before his family could see him, as explained by Zamorano.

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The nurse shared his frustration with some of his fellow citizens who are dismissive of COVID-19's global impact. The disease had already caused more than 115,000 deaths and more than 1.8 million confirmed cases as of Monday night.

The Pandemic is Just Starting

According to Zamorano, the pandemic had just started in Mexico, a third world country, where the people have yet to accept the reality of the virus's existence.

The medical worker shared how a lot of people in the country criticize medical work. He also says that if the government does not do what the citizens want, they will get physically attacked.

Apology after Social Media Post

Zamorano released an apology after his social media post. He exclaimed that his experience could be used as an example of the stress brought to everyone, especially those directly affected by the pandemic. He also said that the current security system of hospitals will not be sufficient in the future. There is still enough time to take action against the COVID-19 crisis, he added.