Coronavirus: they went to an uncle’s funeral, they got infected and the whole family died | the Chronicle

The coronavirus continues to rage around the world, causing irreparable losses across campus.

Dramatic stories related to the pandemic are known every day, like what happened with youA family from the Mexican town of Cuautitlán Izcalli who attended the funeral of an uncle who died from covid-19 and caused real tragedy, as 16 of them were infected and died.

According to his own accounts José Martin Chávez, one of the protagonists of this infamous event, it was so sudden that he never imagined it.

He even said he didn’t have time to “cry” to his relatives, but at least to his mother, he was able to cremate her and keep the ashes, since it is not allowed to leave her in a grave or a more suitable place as she would have liked to say goodbye to people most important of his life.

“The virus devastated my family, they got sick and died”, the man expressed utter dismay at the situation he had to go through.

Chávez Enriquez says he was encouraged to share what happened to him to raise awareness and asked each of the neighbors to take care of themselves.

What is striking is that it puts the serious economic consequences that the tragedy has brought about at roughly the same level. Since attending the funeral, for reasons of protocol, he has had to close his businesses and spend his savings to be able to pay all the bills.

“I spent over $ 4,000 in total, while the rest of my family on hospitalization, doctors, drugs and other issues had to put 10,144”, causing chaos in our pockets. “, Hill.