Third Russian Doctor Treating Coronavirus Plunges From Hospital Window
In just over a week, a third Russian doctor, who has been treating coronavirus, has mysteriously plunged from a hospital window, and now questions are being raised; especially since he’d tested positive and spoke out about conditions at his workplace,
In a video filmed by paramedic Alexander Kosyakin, Alexander Shulepov, 37 and a doctor at an ambulance unit in Russia’s western Voronezh region, complained about PPE shortages and having to work while being positive. Just ten days later, he fell from a hospital window; making him the third Russian medical staffer to do so within the last ten days in the country.
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While the other two doctors who took plunges (Dr. Natalya Lebedeva, 48, and Dr. Yelena Nepomnyashchaya, 47), did not survive, Shulepov did, and is currently in serious condition with a fractured skull. Before his fall, however, it is reported that three days after his first video, he retracted his allegations in a new one; which seemed forced and under duress. In it, he claimed his conditions improved; stating, “I have a runny nose, otherwise all is well. We were high on emotions [in the first video].”
In the first video, Kosyakin stated, “Ambulance doctor Alexander Shulepov is next to me, he is just confirmed COVID-19. The chief doctor is forcing us to work. What do we do in this situation? We are not leaving the shift … myself and Alexander has been working together for a month. This is the situation. Everyone says it’s fake (but) these are real facts for you.”
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