A woman thought to have died from coronavirus has been found alive after a hospital mix-up. The mistake was discovered weeks after the family of Alba Maruri, from Guayaquil in Ecuador, thought they had cremated her.
The 74-year-old had been admitted to an intensive care unit on March 27 after becoming struck down with suspected Covid-19. She had been suffering a high fever and difficulty breathing, and in a case of mistaken identity, medics at the Abel Gilbert Ponton Hospital told her family she died later that day.
A week later, health authorities gave Ms Maruri's family what they thought were her remains. For the latest on the coronavirus pandemic, read our liveblog here But on Friday, the family were shocked when health workers came
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