A person behind the statistics: Family of Singapore’s 62nd COVID-19 fatality tells his story

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SINGAPORE: For most of the population, he was only known as a case number. And when he died late in the afternoon of Sep 19, he became a statistic: Singapore’s 62nd COVID-19 fatality. But behind the numbers, was a caring and generous man who took great pride in his home-grown flowers and loved

And when he died late in the afternoon of Sep 19, he became a statistic: Singapore’s 62nd COVID-19 fatality.

“When I told them about his passing, a lot of his colleagues and even his regular customers, told me how much they missed him, and said he had been very thoughtful and friendly,” said Calvin. “It was all very sudden,” he said. “The day before he died, he was still texting us but we didn’t really hear that much from him, so we thought he was resting and didn't want to bother him.”

Speaking out about the death of his uncle, who had only been partially vaccinated, Calvin said he hoped to encourage more unvaccinated people to get vaccinated. “Planting has never been my hobby, so I’m not too sure how long we can keep this up but I think we will try to do it.”Roger's plants still hang in the balcony. While life is slowly going back to normal for Calvin, the pain of losing his uncle remains.

 

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Delayed vaccination uncle already died , talk so much no use , saw many uncle aunties dont want vaccination got lots of excuses .

没完成打针?后悔也太迟了

I read the entire article and whilst it's very sad, it basically comes down to someone in a high-risk group not bothering to get vaccinated through laziness. After so many lockdowns, really?

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