A choice I would never want to make

I work at a hospital in South Africa. I am one of the health care workers who stand outside the entrance of the hospital, screening each person coming to the hospital to determine their risk status and be able to direct them accordingly, in order to lower the risk of spreading Covid 19.

Today I witnessed a young mom who had been called by the hospital to come and say her last farewell to her husband, who was about to lose the battle to COVID-19. She would've been given all the PPE needed to protect her as much as possible, but she has young kids at home and was too scared to go inside the ward in case she somehow brought the virus home. So one of the nurses went to take a photo of him to show her, so she could have some type of closure. So she could say goodbye. So she could protect her children. As she sat there, silently crying, in a state of shock, I felt so sad. So angry at people who just don't care about this virus. So thankful I did not have to make that choice today.