A Few Days After Mother's Funeral... "Mother Is Alive" Shocking Incident in China

Wrong Death Notification at Hospital
Son Mistakes Identity and Holds Funeral
"Corona Policy Farce" Criticized

An absurd incident occurred where a funeral was held for a mother, but it turned out to be someone else's body, reported local media including Zhonghua Net on the 3rd.

According to the report, Mr. Ryu, who lives in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, received a call from the nursing home where his mother resided on the 27th of last month, saying "Your mother's health has deteriorated and she will be transferred to the hospital." The next day at dawn, he was notified by the hospital that his mother had passed away.

The bereaved family even confirmed the body at the hospital...

The mother of Ryu Mo, who was 'notified of death' by the hospital

Mr. Ryu and his family went to the hospital to confirm the body, obtained a 'death and funeral certificate,' moved the body home, held the funeral, cremated, and buried it.

However, a few days later, they received a call from the hospital saying, "There was a mistake in the processing. Your mother is still alive."

The family rushed to the hospital and confirmed their mother's survival. The person who had died and was buried earlier was 73 years old, 14 years younger than Mr. Ryu's mother, who is 87.

As this incident became known, even Chinese netizens expressed disbelief.

One netizen said, "The biggest problem is the hospital mistaking the body, but how could the children not recognize their mother even after holding the funeral? There is a 14-year age difference, so not being able to identify her means the nursing home did not properly care for the mother after sending her there."

Criticism that "Strict quarantine policies caused this farce"

Some pointed out that China's strict quarantine policies were to blame.

Due to the 'Zero COVID' policy implemented over the past three years, welfare facilities such as nursing homes were locked down and visits were completely banned, so children who had not seen their mothers for a long time might have failed to recognize them.

Another netizen said, "After the easing of quarantine, the number of deaths surged, and unless you paid bribes and entrusted a funeral agency, you couldn't even hold a funeral or cremation," adding, "Because all procedures were entrusted to agencies, the body might not have been properly identified."

On social media, some criticized the hospital staff who mistook the body, saying, "It is fortunate for the family that the mother they thought had died is alive, but how heartbreaking must it be for the deceased who was buried as someone else and their family who could not say a final goodbye?"

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