Charges raised against two Iranians for rowdy behaviour in hospital

Charges have been pressed against two male Iranian citizens for shouting and acting violently last March when they were forced to stay in a hospital as a result of suspected Covid infection, the chief public prosecutor’s office said on Friday.

Several Iranian citizens were taken under epidemiological supervision in a Budapest hospital on March 7, 2020, the office said. The two suspects,

aged 24 and 23,

were taken to the hospital for testing in the afternoon. After being told that were not allowed to leave, they shouted and refused to cooperate with hospital staff before climbing out of a window to a terrace and going to other rooms in the hospital, despite being told to stay in their room. When staff refused to open their terrace door, they kicked it repeatedly.

The 9th district prosecutor’s office submitted an indictment to the Pest county district court for rowdy behaviour and initiated a suspended prison sentence.

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Altogether

116 patients died of a Covid-related illness over the past 24 hours,

while 8,370 new coronavirus infections were registered, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday. So far 5,992,142 people have received a first jab, while 5,768,941 have been fully vaccinated. Fully 1,527,000 Hungarians have received a booster jab.

The number of active infections stands at 89,581, while hospitals are treating 5,147 Covid-19 patients, 509 of whom need respiratory assistance. Since the first outbreak, 939,784 infections have been registered, while the number of fatalities has risen to 31,867. Fully 818,336 people have made a recovery. There are 47,575 people in official quarantine, while the number of tests taken stands at 7,752,519.

Source: MTI