A Covid patient, undergoing treatment at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, climbed down to the sunshade of a window adjacent to his ward where he spent a few hours until he was rescued early on Tuesday.

The patient is believed to have slipped out of the window around 3am. Hospital staff spotted him crouched on the sunshade a couple of hours later.

Police at the hospital outpost informed Bowbazar police station. “A person from the Disaster Management Group went to the sunshade from the window and rescued the man around 5.30am,” said an officer at Lalbazar.

Since the rescue the man has not been very coherent, a police officer said. He will be undergoing psychiatric treatment along with the treatment for Covid-19.

Psychiatrists say Covid-19 can aggravate psychological conditions in people.

“Covid-19 can worsen pre-existing depression or lead to psychological conditions...," said psychiatrist Jai Ranjan Ram.