Cairo: A foreign university student, suspected of having caught the new coronavirus, took his own life while under quarantine, Saudi health authorities have said.
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The student, who had lived in Saudi Arabia for the past eight months, arrived at a hospital in the western city of Jeddah on Friday with suspected symptoms of the infectious disease, the city’s health department said late Saturday.
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He was subjected to precautionary measures and was put in an isolation room at the King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah pending results of the tests, according to the department.
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But he jumped to his death from the room window on Saturday. Later, his viral tests showed negative results, the authorities added.
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“Official and security agencies are investigating the incident,” the department added without specifying his nationality or age.
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Saudi online newspaper Sabq said the young man was a Chinese national and he jumped from a third-floor room of the hospital.
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Saudi Arabia has not confirmed any case of the new virus that has originated in China and spread to many countries around the globe.
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