MANILA, Philippines — During this time in 2019, Jun Ray Mendez was with his family, spending time together bonding, praying, and visiting various churches around Surigao del Sur as part of their Holy Week tradition.
This time, Jun Ray is alone and isolated inside a hotel room and away from his family. Jun Ray is a nurse who just began his yet another round of quarantine after his ten-day duty handling and taking care of patients hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Jun Ray said this is his second straight year spending the Holy Week away from his family.
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