Nurse who died after contracting COVID-19 remembered by family, colleagues

A co-worker says nurse Celia Yap-Banago contracted COVID-19 after caring for a patient with the virus.

TONIGHT.IT’S NOT Y IN THERE ANY DOCTORANY NURSE ANYBODY ON THE FRONTLINE SHOULD BE DONE.I’M JUST UPSET ABOUT IT, BUT I’MHERE BECAUSE IT HURTS MY HEARTTHESE FLOWERS AND BALLOONS AREFOR NURSE CELIA, YAPPIN AGOCELIA PLAN TO RETIRE NEXT WEEKAFTER NEARLY 40 YEARS AS A NURSEAT RESEARCH MEDICAL CENTER IN AHEARTFELT STATEMENT HER SONWROTE.WE ALWAYS THOUGHT OF MY MOM HASA HERO OUR HERO PUTTING ONSCRUBS FOR 40 YEARS AND THROUGHA PANDA.NOW WE KNOW SHE IS A HERO SHE ISSURVIVED BY HER TWO GROWN SONSAND HUSBAND OF 34 YEARS.HER FAMILY SAYS THE WORLD LOST AGOOD ONE, BUT HEAVEN GAINED ONEA NURSE WHO WORKED WITH CELIASAID SHE GOT SICK WITH COVID-19AFTER CARING FOR AN INFECTEDPATIENT IN LATE MARCH AT THATTIME.SHE SAID THEIR UNIT DID NOT HAVEACCESS TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT IN THAT SILLY WAS ONEOF MANY NURSES AT THE HOSPITALWHO EXPRESSED CONCERN HER DEATHSERVES AS A TRAGIC REMINDER OFTHE RISK FIRST RESPONDERS FACEIN THE FRONT.LYONS OF THIS PANDEMIC WE NEEDTO MAKE SURE WE TAKEN CARE OFTHE ONES THAT’S TAKEN CARE OFUS.THAT’S JUST BOTTOM LINE.YOU CAN’T J