Bay Briefing: Saying goodbye from the other end of the camera
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Naomi Tzril Saks, chaplain at the UCSF Division of Palliative Medicine, helps comfort dying patients in their final moments.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Friday, Dec. 18, and a famous Chinatown restaurant is being staffed by one man. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
‘This is not what Steve Jobs had in mind’
Across the country, many COVID-19 patients are forced to live out their final moments alone in a hospital bed, a handheld digital device their only way to say goodbye. Visitors are largely barred from seeing COVID-19 patients some hospitals have found safe ways to allow a few visitors inside though it’s unclear whether that will change as cases and deaths continue to climb.