COVID-19 patient arrested for assaulting doctor

 A 23-year-old COVID-19 patient was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a doctor at state-run Gandhi Hospital here on April 1 and produced before a local court through video conference.

He was later remanded to judicial custody. court directed that he be kept at newly created jail ward in hospital till his treatment is over and later lodged in prison, a senior police official said.

ward was set up to house patients, COVID-19 positive cases or suspected cases arrested for grave offences, he said. man was son of a 49-year old COVID-19 patient who died on April 1 while undergoing treatment, following which he attacked duty doctor.

All family members of man also tested positive for virus, police said. Meanwhile, son of a man under quarantine at a hospital here was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting duty doctor following an argument after two ors in ward tested positive, police said.

His bror was also arrested for allegedly threatening and abusing doctor, y said. incident occurred on Tuesday when family members of 55-year-old man, who was admitted to Osmania General

Hospital on Monday, demanded that he be discharged after two ors in same ward tested positive for coronavirus. An argument broke out and one of his sons allegedly attacked doctor while or threatened and abused doctor, y said.

Amid drama, patient mand to give slip but was later traced from a nearby area. Meanwhile, a video went viral on social media purportedly showing a policeman snatching vegetables from a vendor and using 'abusive' langu.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shamshabad Zone) N Prakash Reddy, however, denied that vegetables were snatched and said vendor was found selling m violating social distancing rms and a case had been registered against him.

On charge that vendor was abused, he said audio was t clear and an inquiry would be held.