An 86-year-old woman has died after being punched in the face for "not social distancing " amid the coronavirus outbreak. The incident occurred in the emergency room at Woodhull Medical Center in New York, whilst Janie Marshall was waiting for her treatment for bowel blockage, The Sun reports.
The patient allegedly hit her in the face, after leaping out of her nearby bed, whilst awaiting psychiatric treatment and launched into the unprovoked attack, sources told The Post on Sunday.
After the attack which occurred at 2pm on Saturday, Ms Marshall fell to the ground which resulted in her cracking her head on the floor.