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Horror in Shanghai as elderly man taken to morgue in body bag while still alive

An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of dysfunction in the Covid-stricken city where millions of people remain under government-enforced lockdown.

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An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of dysfunction in the Covid-stricken city where millions of people remain under government-enforced lockdown.

Highlights

  • Video shows the head of the man appearing from a yellow body bag.
  • It is the latest sign of dysfunction in China’s most progressive and modern city.
  • The video has since gone viral on China’s Twitter-like platform Weibo.
  • It shows the moment the man is still alive after being sent to a hospital in a body bag in a Shanghai hospital.
  • The footage has been widely shared on social media in China since it was released on July 1, 2014.
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