Friday’s episode of “The View” was a stark reminder that, despite the events of this week, we are still in the midst of a deadly pandemic that is very much not under control.
Co-host Sunny Hostin addressed viewers in an emotional segment where she revealed she lost both of her husband’s parents to the coronavirus over the holidays.
“After speaking with [my husband], he felt that from a public health standpoint it was very important for me to share that we are deeply saddened that Manny lost both of his parents over the holidays,” Hostin, who was visibly attempting to keep back tears, said. “He lost his father on Dec. 28 and he lost his mother on New Year’s Day, both to COVID.
“They were both physicians and they were both very careful. They didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving with us because we all decided it wasn’t safe,” she added. “And after a lot of contact tracing, we still don’t know how they contracted this virus.”
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