Ambulance drove off while Covid patient was ‘slumped’ over gate, inquiry told
Ambulance workers drove off as a man critically ill with Covid clutched his chest while “slumped” over his driveway gate, an inquiry has heard.
Caroleanne Stewart, of Scottish Covid Bereaved, lost her brother to the virus on May 1 2020, and her fiance died on September 3 the same year due to a brain aneurysm.
The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry heard on Friday that one consultant told Ms Stewart her fiance could have been saved if lockdown rules had not prevented him from visiting an optician.
Responding to questions from Stuart Gale KC, for the inquiry, Ms Stewart said began to feel “breathless” after falling ill with Covid.
