The passing of Singer Arwah Siti Sarah left a big void in the industry. I recall her being very down to earth and bubbly when I interviewed her during my stint as a TV Journalist and Presenter, and as I attended her virtual tahlil, it seems others peers felt the same thing as she was very joyful and lovely to be around.
Truth be told? I thought she was going to make it. Prior to her complications, Myslondongallery had another friend, Ika who suffered stage 5 Covid-19 complications. She was 33 weeks pregnant and the doctors pulled her son out at a mere 1.8kgs. We extended donations and food for her whole family who also were tested positive.
Ika pulled thru and woke up.
Alhamdulillah.
Before Arwah's passing, there have been other pregnant mothers who suffered the same fate but Arwah's death highlighted again, the need to be more cautious about SOP and managing the pandemic. Most importantly? The need for herd immunity and for focus on priority vaccination for the vulnerable - the elders, pregnant and nursing mothers and those who require immediate jabs.
It is sad that there are still anti-vaxxers out there. It seems Arwah's widow felt the way about the vaccination. Could she have survived the fate had she agreed to the vaccination? Only God knows.
We are living in scary times but we can't afford to be confined for too long as businesses and mental health is deteriorating. But at the same time, the cases are on the rise and the rakyat is not coming together to be SOP compliant and careful.
This article popped on my feed.
"70 kes kematian ibu hamil disebabkan komplikasi COVID-19 - Dr Noor Hisham"
Let's fight this virus folks. It can only be done collectively.
