Norman Swan apologises for linking Kimberley Kitching and Shane Warne’s deaths to Covid

Swan suggested there might be a Covid link with deaths of Labor senator and cricketing legend

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The ABC broadcaster Norman Swan has apologised to the late Kimberley Kitching's family for saying on ABC News the Labor senator's death may have been linked to Covid-19.

Swan also linked Shane Warne's death to Covid, saying it's too much of a coincidence" that the cricketing great died not long after a Covid infection.

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