MANILA, Philippines — Former lawmaker Miro Quimbo on Monday shared how COVID-19 took their family by surprise and claimed the life of his aunt, describing the disease “deceptively cunning.”
In a Facebook post, Quimbo said their family did not suspect his aunt, Susan, of contracting COVID-19 as she did not have any symptoms of the deadly respiratory disease.
His cousin only noticed that his aunt wanted to “take siesta” every afternoon and became sleepy for several days.
It was only after she started snoring heavily that the family asked for medical advice.
“He (doctor) asked that a COVID test be done ASAP for precaution but he suspected that my Aunt was having a stroke,”…
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