Disabled Boy Died Alone After Family Members Quarantined For Coronavirus

It’s reported that the unfortunate teenager lived in Hong’an County, Hubei province, 60 miles away from Wuhan where the coronavirus outbreak started.

He was confirmed dead in bed alone on January 29 when his father and brother were isolated in a quarantine facility 15 miles away. The 17-year-old-boy named Yan Cheng suffered from severe cerebral palsy, preventing him from moving independently.

Though Yan Cheng needed round-the-clock care to survive, all his family members couldn’t return home from the quarantine facility because they were suspected to be carrying the novel coronavirus.

The father had posted his plea on social media to ask the public to help.

“My eldest son has cerebral palsy, and can’t move his body. He can’t talk, he can’t look after himself”

“Without someone feeding him, and without a protective suit from the local authorities and hospital, I worry that my child can’t make it any longer.”

The local officials were alleged to feed Yan Cheng twice during the entire week. They planned to move him closer to his father for proper care but the boy died that afternoon.

Updates on Coronavirus outbreak in India & Worldwide

India has confirmed 2 cases positive with Coronavirus, both in Kerala. The first one is a student returning from Wuhan while the second case had travelled to China recently.

In the world, there are more than 17,300 people affected with this nCoV while 362 victims had died. Among dead people, one person lived outside the Chinese mainland. The 44-year-old Chinese man died in the Philippines on Sunday.

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