The Wuhan coronavirus has claimed at least 213 lives in China and continues to spread  around the world. While the news of deaths and new cases is heartbreaking, the reality is almost unbearable for those who have lost loved ones.

The website of a Chinese television network, Phoenix Television, shared one Wuhan girl’s story of how she lost her mother to the coronavirus on the first day of Chinese New Year, a day meant to symbolise newness, hope, and happiness. As if that were not distressing enough, her brother and father are also infected and are battling for their lives.