a journalist learned live of his wife’s death from coronavirus

Carlos Adolfo Mendez, Colombian television journalist, experienced one of the worst moments of his life on the air, in full transmission. Standing at the door of a clinic, he had to report the death of his wife, a local nurse who had been infected with coronavirus.

The events took place on December 30 in Cúcuta, Colombia. The reporter made his usual live link via Facebook to local media such as Noticias Cúcuta 75 and BNC Noticiero. The sad video has gone viral on social media.

Méndez was outside the clinic in San José de Cúcuta. He announced the death of a doctor when he had to report the death of his wife “The nurse has just died Alba Victoria Leguizamón Bermúdez, was fighting the coronavirus. It was the mother of my son, unfortunately he lost his life, ”he said painfully.

Nurse Alba Victoria Leguizamón Bermúdez had worked at the San José de Cúcuta clinic for 33 years. Two weeks before his death, he had contracted Covid-19. She had severe symptoms for which she had to be hospitalized. “You have to be strong when your loved ones leave us, like in my case,” added the movilero, moved.

The coronavirus outbreak is the new concern around the world. With peaks past the first wave, most countries are now working to implement measures to stop it until their populations can access the vaccine.

Colombian President Iván Duque has authorized the launch of the Pfizer vaccine distribution process in the country. This authorization is part of the country’s vaccination plan, which, according to Minister Fernando Ruiz, hopes to vaccinate thousands of people before the end of 2021.

With this measure, it is expected that the contagion figures in Colombia – which to date and since the start of the pandemic stand at 1,702,966 cases and 44,426 deaths – will drop significantly.

In this way, the 10 million doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine can be provided to Colombians free of charge. They will be distributed in stages, the first of them to health workers.