Friday’s episode of “The View” was a serious reminder that, despite this week’s events, we are still in the midst of a deadly pandemic that many are not in control of.
Co-host Sunny Hostin addressed viewers in an emotional segment, where she revealed that she lost both of her husband’s parents to the coronavirus during the holidays.
‘After I met [my husband]”he felt it was very important for me to share from the point of view of public health, that we are very sad that Manny lost both his parents during the holidays,” said Hostin, who was apparently trying to hold back the tears. , said. ‘He lost his father on December 28 and he lost his mother on New Year’s Day, both to COVID.
‘They were both doctors and both were very careful. “They did not celebrate Thanksgiving with us, because we all decided it was not safe,” she added. “And after much contact, we still do not know how they contracted this virus.”
Hostin, 52, thanked the health workers caring for her in-laws and said ‘they are doing God’s work’ by allowing her and Manny FaceTime with his parents.
“COVID is very, very serious,” she said. “It’s not a joke, but not a joke.”
After thanking her co-host for ‘View’ for their support – among whom Whoopi Goldberg sent food and Meghan McCain sent bourbon – Hostin concluded by saying: ‘We want everyone to know that you might think that you healthy and that you are not affected, but you can be an asymptomatic carrier. You could endanger someone you love.
“Please, I beg you, social distance, wear your mask, wash your hands, and if you get the chance to take this vaccine, take it.”
The US set a grim new record this week as the death toll from one day gradually crept to 4,000 – and then reached the milestone on Thursday, in the deadliest day of the pandemic so far.
According to John Hopkins University, the country has seen more than 21,500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and more than 364,500 deaths.