On 12 January Huang got news his healthy 65-year-old mother had been checked into a hospital in the central Chinese city of Wuhan with a fever and a cough. There had been reports of a strange new virus with similar symptoms, and the hospital staff was dressed in full hazmat suits. Still, Huang’s mother was not tested for the mystery illness, nor quarantined from other patients. On 14 January she took a turn for the worse and was slipping in and out of consciousness. A CT scan showed her lungs covered in white nodules. The next evening, Huang’s brother and father watched her die. The official cause of death was severe pneumonia. Two doctors told the family privately that she had probably contracted the virus, but provided no documentation. Quick guide What is the coronavirus and should we be […]
Click here to view the original web page at www.theguardian.com
