Lockdown almost stopped a man from flying 700 miles to save dying brother's life

mirror.co.uk:

Four days before Abdalla Osman was to fly to Switzerland to donate stem cells to save his brother’s life, lockdown left them stranded 700 miles apart with time running out.

The transplant was 60-year-old Husein’s only hope of surviving aggressive blood cancer and Abdalla, 53, was devastated, fearing they might never see each other again.

Hospital worker Abdalla, from Southampton, says: “It was heartbreaking. Husein was like a father figure to me when we were growing up. “You cannot imagine the relief when the doctors told me I could be his donor. "I had the chance to save him and repay all his kindness.

Then the coronavirus hit and it destroyed everything. “I feared it would cost my brother’s life. I was worried we would lose him before I