In early March, Donald Trump remarked: “Anybody that wants a test can get a test.” Now more than a month later we know that is still far from the truth. And this story shows that even those with coronavirus symptoms are still finding it difficult to get tested. The Detroit Free Press spoke with Keith Gambrell about his stepfather’s final days:
Gary Fowler, 56, went to the emergency rooms of three metro Detroit hospitals in the weeks leading up to his death, begging for a coronavirus test, begging for help because he was having difficulty breathing, but was repeatedly turned away, Keith said.
“My dad passed at home, and no one tried to help him,” Keith, 33, of northwest Detroit said through tears. “He asked for help, and they sent him away. They turned him away.”
CBS This Morning interviewed Keith as well. Take a look at their report above.