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COVID -19: Why are people dying alone?

Posted on May 18, 2020 by BMJ GH Blogs

  Amongst the news and social media noise relating to COVID-19 there is a persistent, heart-breaking narrative, of patients who have died alone and families unable to say goodbye.   This runs contrary to our cultural beliefs and values, yet in recent months it has become the norm.  In this blog I (HC) write from my […]

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