Two of the healthcare workers have reportedly died, while a third is in critical condition
Nepomnyashchaya, who was the chief doctor at a hospital, fell from a fifth-floor window shortly after ending a phone call with the head of the regional Ministry of Health, according to TBK.
She had reportedly objected to regional authorities’ plans to treat coronavirus patients at her hospital, and also voiced concerns over a lack of PPE. According to CNN, the Health Ministry’s regional health department denied a lack of supplies, and said Nepomnyashchaya’s hospital was in “reserve” for patients, and that staffers were trained and equipped.Both falls came after that of Natalya Lebedeva, head of the ambulance service at the Russian cosmonaut training center Star City, theShe was reportedly being treated for coronavirus at a hospital, and died on April 24 after falling from a window.
CNN reported that the Federal Biomedical Agency’s hospital where she was being treated called her death “a tragic accident,” and praised her as a “true professional” who saved lives each and every day.noted that “Russian dissidents have long attributed mysterious falls from balconies and other apparent accidents to state violence.”
As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been at least 155,370 cases and 1,451 deaths attributed to coronavirus in Russia, according to theIf you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK , text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go to
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