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Teacher Succumbs to Fatal Wounds Following COVID-Ward Stabbing
The 54-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed by another patient during her treatment at the Hungarian Army Medical Center has passed away.
The Budapest Police Headquarters (BRFK) confirmed the news to Telex, stating that they will provide information on potential changes to the aggressor’s charges once healthcare professionals determine the impact the stabbing to the victim’s face and chest had on her death.
The police will provide a more detailed statement on Thursday.
A Covid-19 patient of Chinese citizenship was arrested after stabbing the anaesthetized woman, using surgical scissors.
The incident took place last week at the COVID-ward of Budapest’s Honvéd hospital (Military Hospital – State Health Centre), from which the perpetrator fled after committing the offense and stabbed a security guard in the hand before being arrested in the hospital’s courtyard.
Surge in Covid Cases Begins to Overwhelm Hungary’s Healthcare System
The third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is now putting significantly more pressure on Hungary’s healthcare system than ever before. More and more hospitals are operating at their maximum capacity, younger and healthier people are being infected more frequently, and deaths are increasing. The sudden surge is taking a terrible toll on healthcare workers’ mental and physical health.
Since Wednesday, there are 8,329 people hospitalized, a few hundred more than the December record of the second wave.
The number of people on ventilators, 911, has also exceeded previous numbers. The situation only seems to be getting worse.