86-Year-Old Who Broke Social Distancing Space in ER and Grabbed IV Pole Died After Being Shoved, Police Say

86-Year-Old Who Broke Social Distancing Space in ER and Grabbed IV Pole Died After Being Shoved, Police Say
Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for COVID-19 at St. Barnabas hospital in New York City, N.Y., on March 20, 2020. Misha Friedman/Getty Images
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An 86-year-old woman who broke CCP virus social distancing guidelines and grabbed onto another patient’s IV pole in the emergency room was shoved, fell to the floor, hit her head and later died, according to a report from the New York City Police Department.

Janie Marshall, broke the recommended six-foot space between herself and patient Cassandra Lundy, 32, when she grabbed Lundy’s IV pole to get her balance at the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center in Brooklyn on March 28.