S'pore's youngest Covid-19 casualty was declared virus-free a week before she died

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SINGAPORE - The husband and three children of Ms Salha Mesbee - the youngest patient here to die from the coronavirus - gathered at her bedside in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital just hours before her death.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - The husband and three children of Ms Salha Mesbee - the youngest patient here to die from the coronavirus - gathered at her bedside in the intensive care unit at the Ng Teng Fong General Hospital just hours before her death.

"The doctor certified her brain dead and she was relying on the life support machine. For my dad, it was heart-wrenching to see her like this. We decided to let her go."Ms Salha - who was Case 703 - had visited Turkey for 10 days with husband Ali Buang, 61, to celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary.

"She had been fighting very hard and won against Covid-19, but her body was already in a bad shape. We realised that it was time to say goodbye."

 

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