A doctor was allegedly assaulted on Wednesday by the son of a COVID-19 patient who died at a hospital in Latur city in Maharashtra. The incident took place around 7 am at Alpha Superspeciality Hospital here, the police said. The 35-year-old assailant -- name not disclosed -- was a resident of Udgir, the police said.

His 60-year-old mother had been admitted to the hospital on July 25 after she tested positive for coronavirus, said a police officer The woman, who was also suffering from co-morbidities --existing chronic ailments -- died early Wednesday morning. When Dr Dinesh Varma, who had earlier spoken to her relatives about her serious condition, arrived at the hospital, her son and three other relatives had a heated argument with him over the woman's death.