Coimbra told the ABC she had become seriously ill very rapidly.
âIt was just so quickly, so quickly, how her body disintegrated. It was just terrible,â she said.
Another friend, Fernanda Ferreira Batista, wrote on Facebook that Takara was more than a number.
âSince Covid-19 started all we hear is about numbers. Numbers of cases, numbers of infections, numbers of vaccines, numbers of deaths,â Batista said in a post.
âWell, Adriana is not a number. An amazing friend, not only my friend but friend of so many people.â
The NSW government is using the case as a reminder of the dangers faced by younger Australians, even where they have no underlying conditions.
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