A devastated son has recounted saying goodbye to his 88-year-old dad before as he lay dying after contracting coronavirus. The 88-year-old grandfather was kept in isolation at North Manchester General Hospital and tested positive for the killer virus, but medics said they will not be able to save him.
He had spent time with people who had recently returned from Italy, the Manchester Evening News reports . Earlier this week his son was given protective gear and a mask, but was only given 15 minutes to say goodbye to him - and said it was "torture" to be kept apart from him.
His family will not get a chance to say their farewells as he is ravaged by the killer disease, the son said. The pensioner was found collapsed in his home on Tuesday,
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