The death of a police officer with corona in front of a hospital in Kairouan, central Tunisia, while he was seeking a dose of oxygen, sparked a wave of anger from union parties and on social media in the country, while the government announced an investigation into the matter.

The General Union of Intervention Units (Police) said on its Facebook page that Lieutenant-Colonel Jumaa Aboud, who was infected with Corona, “died after giving everything that a free man could offer to this country.”

She added: “The colonel died while seeking a dose of oxygen for his lungs, and the homeland, which did not spare him any drop of sweat to protect him from all dangers, refused to acknowledge the late Jamil and insisted that he not provide him with a bottle of oxygen, and he died of suffocation in front of Ibn Al-Jazzar Hospital in Kairouan.”

She denounced: “What does it mean to die when you are not satisfied with this country! What does it mean to die a stranger in a country we gave blood!”

The Basic Syndicate of the Police School in Sidi Saad in Kairouan, via Twitter, considered Abboud’s death a “crime against humanity.”

Blogger One Kharboush wrote: “There is no need to delve into the details and circumstances of death… But I am looking for some jurists and people’s representatives who cracked our heads with slogans and patriotism… Where are you now from the death of a security framework on the side of the road in front of a public hospital (?)”.

For his part, Prime Minister Hisham Al-Mashichi assigned Acting Minister of Justice Hasna Ben Sulaiman to open an investigation with the Public Prosecution into the circumstances of Abboud’s death.

And the Ministry of Health reported, on Monday, that the total number of corona infections in the country rose to 408,931, including 14,737 deaths, and 350,262 recoveries.