How to escape The Girl in Resident Evil Requiem

The Shadow Ghost, more commonly known simply as The Girl, is a great big lumbering scare on legs, and is both Grace's and the player's first test of courage in Resident Evil Requiem. I may have failed by letting out a mighty scream during one surprise chase, but at least I got that dang fuse in the end.

That's where the real trouble with The Girl lies, as once your objective changes to "Get the Fuse", she blocks the corridor you have to go down to retrieve it, and you need that fuse to open...