A Nigerian coronavirus patient has been detained for allegedly attacking and biting a Chinese nurse on her face in a bid to escape from isolation.
Okonkwonwoye Chika Patrick, 47, beat up the nurse, known by her surname Wang, after she stopped him from leaving his quarantine ward at a hospital in Guangzhou on Wednesday.
Shocking footage shows the nurse bursting into tears as her swollen face is covered with bruises and lacerations.
Local police said the detained patient is receiving treatment under quarantine with police supervision. He will be prosecuted accordingly to Chinese laws after recovery.
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Okonkwonwoye had been treated at the Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital since March 23.
He tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Guangzhou city of southern China from abroad on March 20.
According to reports, Ms Wang was trying to asked take a blood test but he pushed her to the ground.
Ms Wang is said to have suffered multiple injuries to her face, neck and waist.
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