In a tragic turn of events, a 33-year-old man, native from Kerala who successfully recovered from COVID-19 , allegedly committed suicide at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. After the man tested negative for coronavirus twice, he absconded from the hospital before being discharged, according to police.
Later, he travelled to his hometown on a bus. However, the locals from his native place alerted the police upon his arrival. The police escorted him back to the hospital, and provided him with. counselling. But before he could be discharged later, the authorities found him hanging in the isolation ward. A similar case of suicide was reported from the same institution, on Wednesday, when a 38-year-old man who was under observation allegedly took his own life after consuming liquor.