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Mexican oxygen vendor who lost 4 family members in COVID-19 pandemic

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Mexico City, Sep 3 (EFE).- First he lost his father-in-law, then his son-in-law, then it was his brother-in-law and finally his mother. Few have seen the harsh reality of the coronavirus from as close up as Cesar Hernandez, a Mexican who sells medicinal bottled oxygen to Covid-19 victims and who has lost four family members during the pandemic."Any loss affects the family, but in my case, they came one after the other. You haven't recovered from one when it's another. You barely get going and then it's another one," he told EFE sadly on Thursday at the door of his small oxygen business in the northern part of Mexico City. (Camera: MIGUEL ANGEL ANDRADE). SHOT LIST: CESAR HERNANDEZ, A BOTTLED OXYGEN VENDOR IN MEXICO CITY, SPEAKS WITH EFE, ABOUT THE FOUR FAMILY MEMBERS HE HAS LOST TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SOUND BITES: CESAR HERNANDEZ, A BOTTLED OXYGEN VENDOR IN MEXICO CITY. (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: 1. Any loss affects the family, but in my case, they came one after the other. You haven't recovered from one when it's another. You barely get going and then it's another one. (00:29-00:50).2. Then, in May my son-in-law died, and it was definitely Covid. Four days later my brother-in-law died and on May 31 my mother died. They're heavy blows and it makes you believe that you have to take care of yourself, not only you yourself but the whole family. (01:19-01:53).

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