First person to die of coronavirus in Indiana had to say goodbye to loved one via iPad

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5. This is being repeated throughout the country. My colleague had similar a day ago--elderly

couple-- married nearly their whole life, she with severe lung disease and now positive for COVID-19, having to say their goodbyes in the ER before she's whisked to isolation, knowing this will be the end. Tears all around. He's not allowed to go upstairs (unlike the upscale Medical shows like HOUSE, most hospitals do not have spacious negative pressure isolation rooms with full banks of glass looking on). All they can do is talk via phone and staff do find a way to let that happen, but soon she'll be intubated and unable to speak. He'll be left to speak to her and if they can find a way to keep her phone charged, maybe Facetime for her last few hours.