A nurse who worked at Shanghai East Hospital could not be treated for acute asthma in its accident and emergency department because it was closed for Covid-19 disinfection. She later died. Photo: Weibo
A nurse who worked at Shanghai East Hospital could not be treated for acute asthma in its accident and emergency department because it was closed for Covid-19 disinfection. She later died. Photo: Weibo

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

A nurse who worked at Shanghai East Hospital could not be treated for acute asthma in its accident and emergency department because it was closed for Covid-19 disinfection. She later died. Photo: Weibo
A nurse who worked at Shanghai East Hospital could not be treated for acute asthma in its accident and emergency department because it was closed for Covid-19 disinfection. She later died. Photo: Weibo
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