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Shanghai nurse dies of asthma after emergency department closed for Covid-19 disinfection
- Zhou Shengni, who worked at Shanghai East Hospital, died on Wednesday after her family was diverted to another hospital
- Dozens of hospitals and clinics closed because of Covid-19 measures, according to Shanghai’s health commission
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A nurse in Shanghai died of an asthma attack after Covid-19 restrictions at the hospital she worked for prevented her from getting treatment there.
Nurse Zhou Shengni, who worked at Shanghai East Hospital, suffered acute asthma on Wednesday and her family drove her to the hospital that evening, but the accident and emergency department was closed for disinfection under outbreak restrictions, an official notice from the hospital said on Friday.
She was then taken to Renji Hospital, about 5km (3.1 miles) away, for treatment and later died, the notice said.
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“Zhou had worked hard and was an excellent nurse. Her unfortunate death is a loss to our hospital,” the Shanghai East Hospital notice said.
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