Note from Blumano: This article was originally published on 18th September 2020 from the DailyMail, but highlights the vast importance of health and safety.
A Wuhan nurse and her husband have died in a tragic accident while watching a performance dedicated to coronavirus health workers at a local theatre.
The unnamed medic and her partner were trapped between rotating chairs after trying to rescue their son who slipped under the seat, according to reports.
The boy was said to have survived after falling onto a safety net underneath, but his parents were crushed to death.
The nurse reportedly worked at Wuhan Tongji Hospital and fought on the frontline against the coronavirus outbreak in the former COVID-19 epicentre.
The couple’s deaths also sparked outrage online after Wuhan authorities confirmed the incident on Thursday, 12 days after it occurred on September 6.
The officials did not specify details of the accident, claiming they had carried out emergency rescue and ‘properly handled the aftermath of the incident’.
The tragedy was first brought to light by a social media user, who claimed to be a family friend of the victims, in a post on Twitter-like Weibo.
The nurse and her husband took their four-year-old son to watch a performance celebrating coronavirus health workers at the Han Show Theatre in Wuhan on the evening of September 6, the post claimed.
The modern venue with a water-surrounding stage can host up to 2,000 viewers with modified chairs that can rotate and elevate, according to its website.
Some of the seats move like a fan opening and closing to give the audience the best view of onstage effects, a staff member told The Beijing News.
Before the show was about to end, the boy fell under the rotating seat as he stood up preparing to leave.
The parents tried to catch their son before they were both caught between the moving chairs and crushed to death, the web user said.
The boy suffered some injuries while the nurse and her husband were pronounced dead after they were rushed to a hospital.
[Emilia Jiang/DailyMail – original article]
[Pictures – DailyMail/Han Show Theatre/We Chat]
