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An S.F. scientist working on COVID just lost his mother in India to the virus. He s not alone
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Dipali Suryamanshi puts a mask on son Prathamesh, 3, as her husband, San Francisco scientist Rahul Suryawanshi, holds him before heading outdoors in San Francisco. Many of Rahul Suryawanshi’s relatives became infected with the coronavirus in India.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
2of7Rahul Suryawanshi, 36, holds his son Prathamesh, 3.5, at home on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in San Francisco, Calif. Suryawanshi is a scientist at the Gladstone Institutes who studies the coronavirus in mice. His parents, grandmother, brother, cousins and 3-month-old niece all became infected with the virus, and most ended up in the hospital. Suryawanshi s 54-year-old mother is still in intensive care and he worries constantly about the oxygen supply constraints in India now.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Le
Jenna Bruce, 32, hugs her daughter, Jade, 3, while her husband, Jordan Bruce sit on the couch with them Friday, March 12, 2021, at the Colorado Springs home. Jenna became sick with COVID-19 in March 2020 and still is suffering from the effects of the virus. Jordan was sick for a couple days, but never bedridden. The couple worried about who would take care of their daughter if they were both as sick as Jenna. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)
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