Second SBT employee in Rio de Janeiro dies after contracting coronavirus.
Robson Thiago Mesquita, known as Tio Chico, died this Tuesday (21), before meeting his daughter, after suffering complications from Covid-19 treatment.
247 - Robson Thiago Mesquita, known as Tio Chico, an employee of the SBT affiliate in Rio de Janeiro, died on Tuesday (21) after suffering complications from Covid-19 treatment. The broadcaster confirmed the death of its second employee who contracted the new coronavirus. The cameraman leaves behind his wife, Brunna Santos, and his newborn daughter, Valentina. information It's from the UOL portal.
On social media, a colleague of Mesquita revealed that he didn't have time to meet his own daughter. "I have no words to express my feelings. I only ask God now that he be received with open arms and that the family receive divine comfort in this moment of immense pain," wrote Rafaela Coutinho, a news producer at SBT Rio.
One of the first employees to be diagnosed with the virus, presenter Isabele Benito spoke out about the death of her friend. "We will love you forever. Chicória, my dear friend fought, he was a warrior as he always showed himself to be in life," wrote the host of the local news program on the Rio de Janeiro affiliate.
On April 13th, video editor José Augusto Nascimento Silva died as a result of the novel coronavirus. Three weeks before his death, he sent audio messages via WhatsApp accusing the broadcaster of negligence.