“He is alive!”: The video of the dead man resurrected at the door of the morgue

The scene doesn’t look real, but is instead from an episode of a series on Netflix. But the video, which went viral, caused a stir on social networks. Health workers moved the suspected body of an adult who died of the coronavirus to Shanghai, China.

But at the door of the morgue, the bag began to move with the body of the apparent deceased. The appalling situation was noticed by the funeral home workers preparing to move the body. There, they opened the container and noticed that the old man was still breathing.

“Life! Did you see that? It’s life! “, one of the workers was heard shouting in the video, according to the translation. “Don’t cover up again!” response of one.

Local authorities ensured they were investigating the incident and five people, including the director of the nursing home and the doctor who certified the death, were fired. The funeral home did the opposite, which greeted the two employees who found the man alive and gave them 5,000 yuan ($ 750) each.

More than 25 million people have been detained in their homes since the end of March. New positives fell from 20,000 daily to less than 6,000 reported on Tuesday.

anger at networks

On China’s Weibo-like Twitter platform, many have expressed disbelief in such a serious mistake, especially in Shanghai, which has long been considered China’s most progressive and modern city.

“Shanghai’s problems are fully exposed at this time,” read a popular comment on Weibo. “It counts as intentional homicide,” another user wrote.

Many others taught that the man could be buried or cremated if he was not found alive. “The government doesn’t care … what’s going on in Shanghai?” read a comment.

The district government responded to the incident on Monday, stating in a statement that the old man was in stable condition.