It was reported that two of the deceased were committee members of the association. “One was a restaurant owner, while the other was infected at the subway. This is a setback, ” said the association’s president, Kim Bong in a telephone interview, adding that a Malaysian couple based in Brooklyn were among those who died.
“We got a call informing us of their deaths last week,” he said.
Photo source: Sin Chew Daily
Kim also mentioned that so far he knew of about 30 Malaysians in New York have contracted the virus. “The problem in New York is that very few people took precautions at the start of the pandemic, such as wearing face masks. This only came much later, ” he said.
MAA is helping Malaysians living there by arranging funeral services for those who died.
Learning that our fellow Malaysians losing their lives in a foreign land really makes us sad. However, we should stay strong and pray for this to be over, and not forgetting practicing all preventive measures.
Source: Sin Chew Daily
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