CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) — A shock birthday celebration that resulted in 18 folks testing optimistic for the coronavirus has left a North Texas man horrified as his father continues to struggle for his life in a hospital intensive care unit.
Ron Barbosa, who’s married to a physician and refused to attend the Might 30 get together for his daughter-in-law due to security issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, mentioned these hospitalized included his dad and mom, each of their 80′s, and his sister, who can also be battling breast most cancers.
Barbosa mentioned his nephew, unknowingly contaminated with the virus, hosted final month’s gathering of 25 people who solely lasted just a few hours and adopted the state’s newest well being requirements. In the course of the get together, he mentioned the nephew interacted with seven kinfolk, who subsequently contracted the virus and unfold it to 10 different members of the family, together with two younger kids.
“When folks began getting sick, we actually let everybody have it,” Barbosa told WFAA-TV. “We knew this was going to occur, I imply, this entire time this has been occurring we’ve been terrified.”
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday mentioned Texas would halt its aggressive reopening because it offers with a surge in coronavirus instances and hospitalizations that has made the state a virus sizzling spot. Statewide, the variety of COVID-19 sufferers has greater than doubled in two weeks. Texas has reported greater than 11,000 new instances within the earlier two days alone.
Barbosa’s mom, Carole, who stopped by the perform to drop one thing off, examined optimistic for coronavrius June 6 and was admitted to the hospital every week later.
Barbosa mentioned his father, Frank, who did not attend the get-together however later contracted COVID-19, was hospitalized June 17. He mentioned his dad is at the moment “hanging on by a thread” within the ICU whereas on life help.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Barbosa mentioned, holding again tears.
Frank acquired a plasma donation Wednesday from a recovered coronavirus affected person, in accordance with Barbosa’s Facebook web page. Barbosa mentioned he hopes the process will save his dad’s life.
“Prayers have been answered at present,” Barbosa wrote on Fb. “Now he (Frank) must get nicely for mother and the Barbosa Household.”
Barbosa mentioned his household stays united regardless of feeling a pendulum of feelings over the previous few weeks.
“We have been horrified. Individuals couldn’t consider that they took it to a member of the family,” he mentioned. “However now, we’re holding on collectively.”
Carole has returned house to recuperate, in accordance with a Facebook page the household created, which indicated that Barbosa’s sister, Kathy, is feeling higher and again house to recuperate.