He unplugged another COVID-19 patient’s ventilator because the noise was bothering him and killing him

Greek coronavirus patient reportedly killed in Athens hospital by roommate, who It is suspected that he disconnected the equipment that kept him on artificial respiration because the noise bothered him.

The 76-year-old man was found dead Thursday morning by medical staff at the hospital, which is dedicated exclusively to treating patients with COVID-19. They confirmed what had happened and called the police when they recognized signs of sabotage on cables it kept him alive until then.

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The police arrested the man, a 60-year-old Albanian admitted to the same room as the deceased, whose fingerprints he claims to have found on the machines.

Although he did not confess to the crime, the police consider the main motive that the noise produced by machines irritated man and that led to him disconnecting them and, with him, killing the patient he shared a room with.

According to local media, the suspect also criminal record for physical assault and was involved in a case of sexual harassment of minors in 2019.

In Greece, 776 patients are currently on ventilators, a record for the coronavirus pandemic.

The pressure on hospitals has only increased over the past month, especially in ICUs in the nation’s capital, where this latest big wave of cases has continued to hit. Since the start of the pandemic, Greece has recorded 288,230 coronavirus cases and 8,680 total deaths.

Face-to-face lessons are back

Meanwhile, secondary education will be face-to-face across Greece from next Monday, Greece’s Education Minister said, Niki kerameos.

Students and teachers should present a negative COVID-19 home test on Mondays and Thursdays to be able to access the classes.

The Minister of Education recommended that the test be taken at home before going to class or the night before. The result will have to be declared on a web page where, if it is negative, a certificate can be downloaded to enter the educational center and, if it is positive, an appointment will be obtained for a free quick trial.

Anyone with a social security number in Greece will be able to get a rapid diagnostic test for free every week, while teachers and students between the ages of 16 and 18 will be entitled to two a week and in priority.

This measure aims to facilitate preparation for university entrance exams, organized in the summer, and relieve pressure from society after five months of partial confinement in Greece.

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On November 7, education was closed along with non-essential commerce, culture and hospitality. The primary school reopened at the end of January and the secondary school in February, but. after some weeks. contagions increased again in Greece and schools were closed in the most affected areas.

Since mid-March, with the worsening epidemiological situation in Greece, distance education has returned to all courses.

Despite USIs saturated for weeks, the Greek government reopened trade last Monday with a series of restrictions in an effort to gradually return to normalcy until it can open tourism in mid-May. .

With information from EFE.