Here, special units have been set up where family members and loved ones are able to say their goodbyes even inside public hospitals where the virus is rife. For two months now, the intense work routine has pushed Ojeda and her colleague Moyra Lopez to their limits. "Before the pandemic we were used to patients dying but in their homes, surrounded by their families -- very different deaths to what we are seeing with Covid," said Lopez. AdvertisementAround 60 people have died in the unit set up in the Barros Luco hospital where the two doctors work. More than half were visited by family members and others died after a video call with those close to them.

Source: Daily Nation July 28, 2020 01:18 UTC