This footage allegedly shows two Iranian nurses placing a COVID-19 patient into a body bag while still alive.
The incident was filmed at an unspecified hospital in Iran and the video was shared on Twitter by netizen ‘MohamadAhwaze’ where it has been viewed 220,000 times.
In the footage, two masked nurses are seen placing a patient into a body bag from the hospital bed.
Video Credit: Newsflash/@MohamadAhwaze
One nurse reportedly told the other that the patient is still alive, but the other nurse allegedly insisted on continuing anyway.
The netizen accompanied the video with the message: “A disaster. This is a leaked video from inside one of Iran’s hospitals assigned to coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
“Two nurses are moving the body of a supposedly dead patient. The first nurse says ‘he’s alive, not dead’. The second says ‘leave him’, meaning ignore it. The patient was placed in the dead bag anyway. Where’s the WHO (World Health Organization)?”
The video sparked outrage on social media, with netizens slamming Iran’s response in the face of a widespread outbreak that has so far infected over 8,000 people and killed 291.
According to reports, many Iranian political and religious figures have been infected with COVID-19 as well as senior diplomats and lawmakers.
One netizen said on Twitter: “It’s painful seeing what Iranians are going through. They’re dropping on the streets like tree leaves. Both medical workers and politicians want to get rid of people. The country’s wealth has been wasted on wars abroad instead of spending it to grant a decent level of health service.”
Two nurses placing a coronavirus patient in a dead bag despite one of them is telling to the other that the patient is alive 
Two nurses placing a coronavirus patient in a dead bag despite one of them is telling to the other that the patient is alive
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