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Empty streets, closed shops, sullen faces and smiles that hide sadness. Everything shows the footprint that the coronavirus left in the town of 60 inhabitants, in Damaskinia. Damascene was one of the first villages to be quarantined at a time when we didn’t know much about the invisible enemy. Six months later, the wounds are still not closed.
Damascene was “sealed” on March 16, when the first cases were reported to residents. At least 15 fell ill, while 12 were treated by intubation and 7 people lost the battle.
Mr. Pavlos Tzanas, President of Damaskinia, during the quarantine period, was the only person who could enter and leave the village to provide assistance to those in need and assist in the distribution of food and medicine.
The inhabitants of Damasceno learned that relatives, friends and neighbors had died and could not even leave their homes. Due to protection measures, they never said goodbye to their fellow villagers.
Ms. Irini lost two of her cousins. But he couldn’t say goodbye to them. As the cases increase every day, Ms. Irini fears more for her health today than in March.
A 64-year-old man, according to his fellow villagers, may have been the first to fall ill in Damascus. His 90-year-old father passed away a few days before he himself lost the battle. Since then, the family has chosen not to reopen the cafe.
The people of Damascus felt all the effects of the pandemic. The message they send is one: abide by the measures, because the virus exists and is deadly.
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