COVID-19 visitor restrictions loosened in Winnipeg emergency rooms after a traumatic experience.Alfred Jobse, a 70-year-old cancer patient, collapsed at home last month.
He was rushed to the hospital where he waited in an ambulance bay for more than two hours for a bed to open up. He was then taken inside, still without his family by his side.It took nearly six hours for his wife, Theresa Jobse, to finally get through to staff for an update on his condition.“I’m terrified because I don’t know what’s happening to him,” Theresa said.Theresa continued to wait outside with her two daughters while she tried to get inside with her husband.After it became clear the hospital wouldn’t budge, they decided to head home for some sleep.