Sofia: Woman who was Refused Admission by 6 Hospitals on Friday, has Died

A 70-year-old woman infected with COVID-19 died, and 6 medical institutions in Sofia refused admission. The sad news was announced for NOVA by the woman's granddaughter.

6 Hospitals Refused to Accept Woman with COVID, the Ambulance Circled Sofia for 3 hours

A NOVA team with a hidden camera followed in the footsteps of the ambulance transporting the woman. First the medics took her to Pirogov, then the route of the ambulance passed through the Military Medical Academy, Alexandrovska Hospital, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Tokuda and Sofiamed. The patient was not admitted anywhere. The next stop was St. Anne's. There the patient was taken down and hospitalized. It took nearly 3 hours for the emergency medics.

Iva, the granddaughter of the deceased woman, told Nova TV about the sad outcome. She said that after visiting hospitals, she was still calm, as she had heard from her grandmother shortly after she was placed in St. Anna. What happened next remains unclear. Meanwhile, Nova TV's attempt to find out who will take responsibility went unanswered. The hospital declined to comment on the case. And the health ministry ordered an inspection.

Maria. This is the name of the 77-year-old patient who lost the battle with COVID-19 on Friday, while 6 hospitals refused to accept her. The elderly woman spent the last hours of her life wandering in an ambulance and referred from hospital to hospital. She died shortly after she was admitted - in the 7th in a row. Today in her house we are greeted by her granddaughter, who shared that in addition to the uncertainty about her admission to the hospital, she also found out about her death by accident.

"I found out from relatives, because...