Chinese authorities are investigating a hospital over an incident where a surgeon allegedly punched the patient he was operating on at the time.
It was captured in a clip that went viral on Chinese social media this week, sparking outrage online.
The video appears to show the surgeon punching a patient in the head at least three times while operating on their eyes.
After the surgery, the hospital’s management apologised and paid 500 yuan ($70, £55) as compensation, according to the patient’s son who spoke to local media outlets.
Though the incident took place in December 2019, it only came to the public’s attention this week after a prominent Chinese doctor, Ai Fen, shared CCTV footage of the surgery.
Dr Ai, who was among a group of doctors who alerted the public to the initial Wuhan Covid outbreak, had posted the clip on her Weibo account where she has more than two million followers.
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