Warning to female nurse accused of extorting money to treat Covid-19 patients
A female nurse in Bac Giang was disciplined with a warning after being accused of extorting 12 million VND from a Covid-19 patient's family.
On the afternoon of June 2, Mr. Bui Thanh Nghi, Director of the Viet Yen District Medical Center, Bac Giang Province, said that the disciplinary council had issued a warning to Ms. NTTT (a medical staff member of the Tang Tien Commune Medical Station) for violating regulations on the duties of cadres, civil servants, and public employees, causing serious consequences. In addition to the warning, Mr. Nghi added that the unit will consider reducing the emulation and year-end achievements of Ms. T.
Previously, on the afternoon of May 29social networkspreading information that relatives of a Covid-19 patient in Viet Yen district (Bac Giang) accused medical staff of asking for money to promptly take the patient for treatment.
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| The patient's family posted a text message asking for money from the nurse. |
Specifically, a woman named H. said that her younger brother showed signs of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus while in centralized quarantine at Minh Duc Secondary School (Viet Yen District). When she contacted nurse T. to inquire about her brother's health, Ms. H. was asked to pay 12 million VND so that her brother could be taken to a clean place with good conditions and as soon as possible for treatment. After that, Ms. H. realized she had been scammed and posted a complaint.
The post was immediately shared widely on social networks, causing outrage among the online community.
In the report, Ms. T. said the above amount was the hospital fee that the patient's family asked her to collect on her behalf./.
