Two months to be told of death

Lubabalo Ngcukana

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Distraught daughter says hospital turned them away several times without telling them that their mother had died the day she was admitted. Picture: Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images

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But every time her children tried to visit their 66-year-old mother, they were turned away. They were told they were not allowed into the hospital because of Covid-19 coronavirus regulations. All they were hoping for was a phone call telling them when she would be discharged so they could fetch her.

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