India The body of the deceased, next to Covid-19, the hospital rejected the patient for not having a bed, showing the plight of the Mumbai medical system.

A video shot at Sion Hospital in Mumbai on May 6 shows the plight of the health system at India's financial and economic center in the face of a pandemic.

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Indians are shocked and indignant at seeing this video, concerned that some state health systems will be overloaded if the number of infected people increases.

Pramod Ingale, the hospital's director, blamed the family of the dead for not accepting the remains of relatives, forcing the hospital to leave the body in the treatment area because the morgue was full of space.

Indian law states that Covid-19 patients must be removed 30 minutes after their death.

"The key to solving the problem is educating the patient's family. If the patient gets worse, we will meet the family, telling them not to be scared. This is a social problem. People need to know about Covid."

Bharmal said if the family refuses to accept the body, the hospital will come home to explain how to organize the funeral safely and, if necessary, provide protective clothing to wear during the funeral.

Another indication that Mumbai's health system is overloaded is that a few days after the video at Sion Hospital, similar images appeared at KEM Hospital in Mumbai.

In another case, a patient with symptoms of nCoV infection was taken to two hospitals by his family on May 8 and denied admission because he did not have a bed.

Mumbai is the state capital of Maharashtra, which has been hit hardest by Covid-19 in India with more than 22,171 infections and 832 deaths.

Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra's state minister, on May 8 admitted the infection rate did not decrease, refuting rumors calling for military help.

"The army will not be deployed. You and I are both soldiers in the fight against nCoV," he said.

Footage from hospitals in India shows glimpses of what can happen in health systems in poor countries once nCoV attacks the countryside.

"We were very scared. The US could not cope with it, even if we had this poor facility. I thought the hospital in Mumbai would be well equipped because the city was very rich, but I was shocked to see it.

India recorded more than 67,000 infections and more than 2,200 deaths.

Updated: 3:21, 12/5 | Source: WorldOMeters