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Chronically ill woman dies due to epidemic waiting to be quarantined and her daughter killed at home

2023-01-30T08:17:04.004Z


A woman with long-term diseases such as diabetes and kidney disease was listed as a close contact in 2020 because her daughter who lived with her was infected with the new crown.


A woman with long-term diseases such as diabetes and kidney disease was listed as a close contact in 2020 because her daughter who lived with her was infected with the new crown. She was buried at home, and later tested positive for new coronary pneumonia.

The coroner's court today (30th) launched an inquest into the incident. The daughter of the deceased revealed that after she was sent to quarantine, she informed the department that her mother was a long-term patient and needed someone to take care of her. People from the department said that they would send her mother to her as soon as possible. isolation.

But as far as she knew, the department did not send anyone to collect her mother's saliva samples, but only contacted her and told her not to go out.


Autopsy report indicates death from COVID-19

The deceased Lu Shuxian (62 years old) worked in a nursing home and retired in early 2020.

She has three daughters, and she lived with her youngest daughter, Zhao Hailing, in a unit in Meitao Building, Meilin Village at the time of the incident.

Lu was found unconscious at home on December 12, 2020, and was certified dead at the scene.

The autopsy report showed that Lu died of new coronary pneumonia.

The daughter of the deceased Lu Shuxian, Zhao Hailing (right), said that when she was sent to quarantine, she told the staff of the Department of Health that her mother needed care, but after her mother became ill, she told her that no one had contacted her.

(Photo by Liu Anqi)

The deceased suffered from 3 high and kidney disease

Zhao Hailing, the daughter of the deceased, stated that her mother suffered from diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and kidney disease, and needed daily insulin injections and medications. Due to kidney disease, her feet were swollen, and her mother usually needed to walk with a cane, but she could still go in and out of close places by herself. .

A saliva sample was left but no one came to collect it

Zhao Yi said that she had a deep throat sample taken on December 7, 2020, and was diagnosed the next day. Two days later, she was sent to the Yabo Isolation Center. Her mother was asymptomatic at the time and was only listed as a close contact, and she left a saliva sample. But because the mother is not allowed to go out, she has to wait for the staff of the Department of Health to collect the samples.

As far as she knew, the Department of Health did not send staff to collect the samples, but it did contact her mother directly to tell her not to go out.

The mother revealed that she had symptoms but no one contacted her

Zhao said that after she was sent to Asia Pacific, she informed the department that her mother was a chronic patient and needed to take medicine and be taken care of by important people. The department said it would follow up.

She contacted her mother on the morning and evening of December 10. The other party said she had been staying at home. No one contacted her that day. She also revealed that she had symptoms such as headache and runny nose. She also said that she had to sleep after taking the medicine. This was the last time Zhao contacted her mother. .

The daughter called the next day but no one answered

At about 11 a.m. on December 11, Zhao called her mother again, but no one answered. Since her mother had no breathing difficulties, she thought that her mother had a common cold and might need to rest after taking the medicine.

At night, she called again, but there was still no answer, and she was not online on WhatsApp, so she felt nervous.

The next morning, a relative told her that there was a sound from the TV in her unit, but there was no response when she knocked on the door. She agreed to let the firemen blast the door into the house, only to find her mother dead in the house.

Chen Jianmin (right), head of the ambulance corps, said that when they found the deceased Lu Shuxian, Lu Shuxian had already developed body spots and was believed to have been dead for 6 to 8 hours.

(Photo by Liu Anqi)

Long-term patients may become comatose if they contract other diseases

Ozaki Risa, a diabetes specialist at the Prince of Wales Hospital, stated that Lu himself has diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, and needs 4 doses of insulin injections and oral medicine every day.

Lui's last follow-up visit to the hospital was in March 2020, when her blood sugar control was "very good".

She added that if the patient stops the drug for one day, the chance of coma is low, but if the patient has other illnesses, including fever, infection with new coronavirus, etc., the chance of coma is higher.

As for insulin injections, there may be side effects of hypoglycemia, ranging from tremors and red eyes, to coma in severe cases.

Neighbors saw that Lu was hungry and tired

Lu's neighbor Chen Rongying pointed out that on December 10, Lu Zeng said that she had a poor appetite all day and had not eaten. Chen came to deliver food at about 8 to 9 o'clock that night. There is no difference in the thread, and "eat well".

The next morning, another neighbor brought food to Lu, but no one answered the door. In the afternoon, Chen came to look for Lu again, but no one answered. She then notified the security of the building, but they said that Lu had "went out."

Until the 12th, Chen received the notice of Lu's death.

Lu was believed to have been dead for 6 to 8 hours when he was found

Chen Jianmin, head of the ambulance team, said that the firefighters broke into the house at 4:24 p.m. on the 12th. He immediately entered the room and saw Lu lying flat on the bed with his face up, no breathing pulse, and a corpse spot on his back, which appeared to be dead. It is estimated that she died at least 6 to 8 hours before she was found.

Chen added that he had learned on the spot that Lu Younv had been diagnosed earlier.

The inquiry will continue on the 31st, and it is expected that personnel from the Department of Health will be summoned to testify.

Case No.: CCDI-367/2021(DK)

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Source: hk1

All news articles on 2023-01-30

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