Judicial Inquiry: 12 Dialysis Patient Deaths Due to Poor 2021 Quarantine Care

On May 23, Didier Lesage gave a disturbing account during a judicial investigation into the deaths of 12 dialysis patients during the Covid-19 pandemic. He testified that patients were left to fend for themselves, both during quarantine and at Souillac Hospital.

Lesage, a resident of Rivière-des-Anguilles, explained that sanitary measures were not followed during the transport to the Tamassa hotel, where he was placed in quarantine. His hearing will continue next week.

He recounted that on March 26, 2021, an Souillac Hospital nurse called him to say he would be quarantined at the Tamassa hotel.

Around 3 p.m., an ambulance picked him up and took him to Britannia, where over 60 people were gathered.

All were then loaded into a bus without social distancing, and some passengers were not wearing masks.

When they arrived at the hotel around 10:30 p.m., Lesage said no food or water was offered after check-in. He also noted that no medical check-ups took place during the night.

On March 28, he was taken to Souillac Hospital for dialysis.

Surprisingly, the session only lasted 2 hours, instead of the usual three and a half to four hours.

When he asked the nurses, they reportedly responded, “Orders come from up top”.

After returning to the hotel around 11 p.m., staff told him the kitchen was already closed. He had to make do with a few biscuits he had brought himself.

Lesage’s testimony will continue next Tuesday, 27th May.

Source: Defi Media