Hong Kong actress Elena Kong recently expressed her sadness over the loss of her uncle, who passed away from COVID-19. As reported on Mingpao, the actress shared the sad news on social media, saying that her uncle contracted the coronavirus at a New York nursing home where he has been residing, and passed away on the morning of 9 April. When contacted by the media, Elena stated that the loss of her uncle was so sudden that she didn't know how to feel. "He was over 80 and had a stroke earlier, which is why he had been staying at the nursing home," she said. Elena also added that her mother was heartbroken over the news, but that they could not even go and see him for the last time due to the pandemic. It is noted that the pandemic situation has been severe in the United States. As of 10 April, there have been 468,703 cases in the country with more than 16,000 deaths. credits: yahoo.sg
