THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Human Rights Commission has taken a suo moto case in the incident related to the suicide of a patient at the COVID isolation ward. Commission chief Justice Antony Dominic has asked the medical education director and superintendent of medical college hospital to give an explanation within three weeks. The action is based on media reports.

The youth, a native of Anad was found hanging in the isolation ward at 11.30 am in the morning. He was to be discharged during the day after his results turned negative. Reports said that when the nurse reached his room with the medicines, he was found hanging.