An Italian nurse, Daniela Trezzi commits suicide after finding out she had contracted Coronavirus. According to reports she was afraid she would give it to someone else. This has not been the only case reported in Italy. A suicide was also committed last week due to Covid 19 positive testing.
Daniela Trezzi was 34 years old. the Daily Mail reported, citing The National Federation of Nurses of Italy. Trezzi was working at the intensive care ward at the San Gerado hospital in the town of Monza in Lombardy, a region of northern Italy that was hit the hardest by the outbreak.
The federation state Daniela Trezzi was under “heavy stress,” fearing that she was spreading the virus while trying to help stop the crisis, the Daily Mail reported.
“Each of us has chosen this profession for good and, unfortunately, also for bad: we are nurses,” the federation’s statement said condition and stress to which our professionals are subjected is under the eyes of all.”
Mario Alparone who is the the hospital’s general-manager stated that Daniela Trezzi had been at home sick since March 10, and “was not under surveillance.”
Local media reported that judicial authorities have launched an investigation into nurse Trezzi’s death. According to The Jerusalem Post, 5,760 healthcare workers in the country were diagnosed with COVID-19, which is approximately 8% of all total cases in Italy.
They also stated that last week, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said that the government was working on obtaining more protective equipment, adding that there was maximum attention on helping out Lombardy.
“Our priority is to keep doctors, nurses and all our health personnel safe,” Conte said.
The coronavirus outbreak has stretched the capabilities of the hospitals in Lombardy to their limit, with supplies running thin for staff as the number of cases continues to rise.
