On March 21, when COVID-19 cases were soaring in England, 68-year-old Ibrahim Kinay was so worried about his 91-year-old father, Ali Kinay, that he sent him a message to post on the door of his home in southeast London: “Please don’t enter without mask and gloves because of Corona 19.”

A month later, Ali had a fall in his house, and was admitted to Lewisham Hospital. He had fallen before, so Ibrahim wasn’t too concerned about his recovery. But on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 19, he received a call from Dr. Patel. Ali’s condition was deteriorating: he had developed an infection—and the doctor suspected he had coronavirus. Dr. Patel invited Ibrahim to visit the following day to say goodbye.

Ibrahim demanded