Bhopal gas tragedy survivors have been hit particularly hard by Covid. NGO claim as many as 50% of Bhopal’s Covid fatalities are gas tragedy survivors, but govt estimates vary.
Ward boy rapes Covid patient in Bhopal hospital, victim dies in 24 hours
Ward boy rapes Covid patient in Bhopal hospital, victim dies in 24 hours
A coronavirus patient was raped by a ward boy at a government hospital in Bhopal and died within 24 hours. The incident was made public only after a month following the arrest of the accused.
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UPDATED: May 14, 2021 09:15 IST
The woman, also a Covid patient, was raped on April 6 and she died the next day after her condition deteriorated (Illustration: Rahul Gupta/India Today)
A ward boy of a government hospital in Bhopal was arrested last month after he allegedly raped a coronavirus patient who died the next day. The ward boy was arrested, produced before the court and sent to jail the next day. The woman who died was a survivor of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.
Covid Patient Raped By Nurse In Bhopal Hospital, Died In 24 Hours: Police Covid Patient Raped By Nurse In Bhopal Hospital, Died In 24 Hours: Police The 43-year-old woman who was admitted to the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre had complained about the incident to a doctor, police said.
The woman died as her condition worsened after the incident, the police said. (Representational)
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A coronavirus patient was raped by a male nurse at a government hospital in Bhopal and died within 24 hours, the police said on Thursday, in a shocking incident made public only after a month following the arrest of the suspect.
Bhopal gas tragedy victims were used as guinea pigs for COVID vaccine trials
Print edition : February 12, 2021
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Outside a designated centre for vaccine trials in Bhopal on January 8. The Phase 3 trial for Covaxin is going on. The lack of efficacy data has led to a trust deficit among the public. Photo: GAGAN NAYAR/AFP
Bhopal gas tragedy victims were used as guinea pigs for COVID vaccine trials in total violation of ethical and medical norms.
In early December last year, as the world battled the novel coronavirus, a van arrived at Garib Nagar, a slum in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, loudspeakers attached to it blaring an announcement: Come and get vaccinated for COVID. And get Rs.750 in exchange. For the survivors of the Union Carbide gas leak of 1984 who lived there, some of who could not even afford a rickshaw ride to the hospital, it seemed like an amazing offer. For 57-year-old Mohan Sahu, whose daily income from selling peanuts on a handcart is Rs.250, it was an opportuni
Stop Covaxin trial on Bhopal gas tragedy survivors: NGOs write to PM Modi
Stop Covaxin trial on Bhopal gas tragedy survivors: NGOs write to PM Modi
Four NGOs working with the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy have written a letter to PM Modi and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan demanding that Covaxin trials be stopped in Bhopal over gross violations of protocol.
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UPDATED: January 11, 2021 08:07 IST
The NGOs alleged that vulnerable people were being misguided and herded to participate in the trials, and the consent procedure and other protocol of the testing are being flouted. (Representative image from PTI)