Because she had a high temperature, she was tested for the coronavirus and the result was positive, Ms Cullen said. I could only hold her hand while dressed in a biohazard suit with double gloves, and double face shields. “No-one can pay their respects.”The previous day, also on Twitter, she wrote that she was “with her holding her hand. On March 13th, Ms Cullen tweeted that her mother had been taken to A&E in an ambulance, and that visitors were not allowed. Contacted by The Irish Times, Ms Cullen said she was so upset she could not speak about what had happened.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2020 12:22 UTC