- It is very sad to say, because we were friends with each other, says Sonja Dahlqvist.
"Not knowing anything, it's awful that it should be this way," she says.
The first time SVT News Skåne spoke with Sonja Dahlqvist was just under two weeks ago. Then she had tested positive for corona. Three of her ten neighbors and friends at the retirement home had passed away. Now seven of the elderly at Östergård have died.
"Statutory what the staff may say"Kristianstad's Care Manager Camilla Gärdebring says she understands Sonja Dahlqvist's concerns, but refers to patient confidentiality.
- When you live in an accommodation you do not find out everything about their neighbors. It is statutory what the staff is allowed to say and not, says Camilla Gärdebring.
Hear an interview with 95-year-old Sonja Dahlqvist in the clip above.