“Weeping at the dark reality of having parents funeral at the parking lot”
A US CNN reporter who was reporting a medical scene confused by the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus infection was suddenly weeping during a live broadcast on the 12th. A number of comments were posted on the reporter’s Twitter, saying they sympathize. Photo = CNN Twitter capture.
[아시아경제 김봉주 기자] A case of a US CNN reporter who was reporting a confused medical scene due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) was suddenly sobbing during a live broadcast. It happened as emotions intensified while reporting a disastrous medical scene in the aftermath of Corona 19, and the viewers and Twitter followers of the reporter said that they sympathized with the feelings felt in the process and efforts to report the vivid scene. There is a reaction.
The main character is Sarah Sidner from CNN. He visited the Corona 19 treatment hospital in California on the 12th (local time) and covered medical staff, patients, and family. In California, around 30,000 new confirmed cases a day are pouring out, hospital rooms and medical personnel are running out, and the number of deaths is rapidly increasing, and even funeral companies are struggling to meet the requests of their families. Medical staff are getting tired of the crowd of patients, and patients and their families are living in grief and pain.
During the interview, Sidner met a woman who lost her mother and stepfather due to corona. This woman In an interview with Sidner “I had a funeral for my parents in the parking lot of the hospital because of the lack of a funeral home,” he said.
After the interview video was over, the camera flashed on Sidner, and he said, “This hospital is the 10th hospital I have visited…10 hospitals…sorry. The situation in 10 hospitals…“I couldn’t keep talking and burst into tears.”
Anchor said, “Your sadness is the collective sadness we all go through and every trauma. You don’t have to be sorry.”
On the 13th, the next day, Sidner posted a contribution on CNN’s homepage,’Why I couldn’t stand crying on live TV’.
In the article, Sidner said ““I shed tears at the anger of those who ignore the quarantine rules and the darkness of reality in which my parents had no choice but to have funerals in the parking lot.”I thought of her who would wake up in the morning alone in an empty house with no parents. “There is nothing more lonely and painful than losing a family member.”
CNN reporter Sarah Sidner announces the disastrous medical scene through social media. Photo = Sarah Sidner SNS capture.
Sidner said, “While visiting 10 hospitals, I saw patients struggling in pain and dying in the intensive care unit. Even though the spread of Corona 19 has been around for a year, there are still doctors and nurses who have to fight like when the first outbreak. I also witnessed a tired face.
He said, “On the other hand, at the gas station on the way home from work, I met people scrambling about’Why are you wearing a mask?'”
“How painful it is to constantly face two different worlds in a beautiful but imperfect America. One is a world based on reality and one is based on conspiracy and lack of understanding. You must have seen the anger in my tears. I am seriously worried about the United States, and I am worried about the corona.”
Sidner’s news video spread through social media, such as, “I cried as well,” “He’s the reporter with the warmest heart,” “It was an impressive reporting,” “I saw your news this morning. Thank you for letting me know”. Cheering continued.
Reporter Kim Bong-ju [email protected]