An inquest hears a hospital worker with Covid-19 was advised to shield days before his death.
Plaster technician Kevin Smith died with the virus on 12 April
Doncaster Coroner's Court heard Mr Smith was already in hospital with Covid-19 when the letter arrived."That was too little, too late," she said.Mr Smith developed a cough on 20 March 2020, Mrs Smith said initially it was not concerning, but the situation changed "quite drastically" on 3 April when he became ill and she was advised to take him to hospital.
Shielding letters, the inquest heard, were posted to patients in alphabetical order by surname between 23 March and 6 April."Kevin Smith took immunosuppressant drugs and these drugs, together with the absence of shielding, placed him at significant increased risk of developing Covid-19 infection," she said.
She said it was not possible to determine where Mr Smith contracted the disease and could not find he had contracted it through his work at the hospital.
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