Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
This Friday around 2:30 p.m. and after four cardiorespiratory arrests, the Dr. Karen Tábora (32) he lost his life in Escuela hospital during his fight against COVID-19.
The galena was admitted to the Hospital de Occidente in Santa Rosa de Copán on January 29, but according to Ana Pinto, spokesperson for this health center, was withdrawn today because “her health was deteriorating and there are no intensivists or other supplies here that she urgently needed, so the Medicine Department, with the support of her family, decided it was best to take her to the capital “.
Dr. Tábora It was mobilized in emergency on Friday from Copán to Tegucigalpa via the Honduran Air Force (FAH). Tábora was removed with the support of several elements of the FAH who were fully protected from the virus, then they removed her from the plane and loaded her onto a stretcher while connected to an oxygen tank.
Upon arrival, she was immediately admitted to Escuela hospital where, despite medical efforts to save her life, she ended up.
Karen Tábora studied medicine and surgery at the National Autonomous University of Honduras in the Sula Valley (Unah-vs), was originally from Santa Rosa de Copán and lived in the city of La Entrada, where she worked in a triage center until recently.
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As was known, less than a month ago she lost the product of covid-19 to her aunt, but considered her a foster mother, Denia Elizabeth Tábor, who was an evangelical pastor and recently led the Maranatha Asambleas de Dios Church in the town of La Entrada, Copán, as well as other congregations in the area. The evangelical leader died after being treated for this disease in a room at the Hospital de Occidente in Santa Rosa de Copán.
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“Despite all efforts to save her life, our young colleague Karen Tábora lost her battle against covid-19. Her mother died of the virus a few weeks ago, now they are together in the heavenly house,” he said. Samuel Santos, vice president of the Medical College.
“Her grandmother is also connected to a mechanical breathing machine and her brother is infected with the virus. We thank the Honduran people for their love and solidarity with the medical union that pays a high price with his life every day. Rest in peace our late colleague today , ‘he said.
Relatives and friends of the Tábora family who arrived at the edge of the Escuela hospital were shocked at the terrible news of the death of the young doctor, who, they said, had no underlying illnesses, but suspected the death of her foster mother. may have significantly affected the time of the fight against this disease.
The galena, with a long future ahead of her, was not married and had no children. His relatives indicated that after the body was handed over to them, he will be taken to his place of origin in Copán to bury the remains and say goodbye.