An immigrant Nicaraguan family had been living a loving, close-knit life in America for over three decades and in three weeks, the novel coronavirus ended their lives, relatives said.
Early cases of COVID-19 are believed to be linked to a live-animal market in Wuhan, China.
Mario Mayorga Jr., who was a supervisor for a cleaning service that had medical office clients, came down with a fever and dry cough around mid-March and went to a doctor, according to Lastre. Although he wasn't experiencing respiratory issues related to COVID-19, he was instructed to stay at home, and self-isolate.
Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novel coronavirus with the full ABC News team, including the latest news, context and analysis. The family took Mario Sr. to the hospital over his stress and the family was retested for the virus. This time they all came back positive, and had to be hospitalized, according to Lastre.Esperanza Mayorga and Mario Mayorga, Sr. are seen in this undated family photo."It was about three to 5 days from one person showing symptoms to the next one," Lastre said."We thought they would all show symptoms at the same time.
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