As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, people from all parts of life are affected. The governor of Oklahoma, hospital workers, and critics and doubters have all been infected, to name only a handful. Many continue to die. These drawings and postings are a tiny sample of the hundreds of thousands worldwide who have died. The coming months will provide hundreds of thousands more faces and stories. These two are from the last few weeks.
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| Thomas Macias |
Thomas Macias knew he was a higher risk than others because of his diabetes. He was careful to stay home and isolate himself during the early stages of the pandemic. But in May after a partial lifting of restrictions he went to a party, was exposed and died within two weeks. This digital drawing is from his smartphone selfie, which accounts for the barrel distortion that makes his jaw appear large.
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| Paul Waldron |
Like Mr. Macias, the man sketched above was at more than usual risk of severity from the virus. The coronavirus is certainly no respecter of position or power. Over these past weeks we've seen people in politics and government beginning to test positive for the virus. Paul Waldron, shown in this digital sketch, has been hospitalized in critical condition with covid-19 for weeks, reportedly with sepsis and multiorgan failure. A few weeks back in his capacity as county commissioner in a Florida county he voted against mandatory masking.
For anyone reading this, please wear a mask in public, keep social distancing and good handwashing. For us all.
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Pandemic Faces
More Pandemic Faces
Pandemic Faces Again
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