‘Everything has changed’: N.B. doctor describes racism after COVID-19 outbreak
October 6, 2020
By Burnaby Now |
After months of harassment and racist remarks, the doctor at the centre of a COVID-19 controversy that rocked New Brunswick says his life has been changed entirely.
Dr. Jean Robert Ngola, a physician of Congolese descent, said in a recent interview the fallout from allegations he was “patient zero” responsible for an outbreak put him under an uncomfortable spotlight.
“Since May … everything has changed in my life,” Ngola said by phone.
And now he wants the province to investigate his case to ensure nobody else endures a similar fate.
On May 27, in the face of a growing outbreak in Campbellton, N.B., Premier Blaine Higgs referred to an “irresponsible” health-care worker and said the matter was being handled by the RCMP. The outbreak eventually affected 40 people and resulted in two deaths.
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