Nigerian coronavirus patient in China bites nurse’s face after failed attempt to escape quarantine

A Nigerian man who tested positive for coronavirus in China reportedly bit a nurse in the face after failed attempt to escape quarantine.  

The patient, identified as Okonkwonwoye Chika Patrick, has been arrested in China for biting a Chinese nurse, as he attempted to escape from isolation.

The 47-year-old man who has been at the hospital since March 23, after he tested positive for coronavirus is said to have beat up the nurse, after she stopped him from leaving his quarantine ward at a hospital in Guangzhou on Wednesday, April 1.

The nurse according to Daily Mail reports is said to have suffered multiple injuries to her face, neck, and waist after the attack by Okonkwonye.

The Guangzhou police said they have been investigating the incident and will “immediately carry out prosecution once the treatment is finished.