How is COVID 19 changing the way we die , DW Documentary
Nearly 80, 000 people have died of COVID19 since the coronavirus pandemic hit Germany. Behind every statistic lies a sad personal story about the fates of individuals and their families. One terrible thing about COVID19 is not just that people are dying of it, but the circumstances in which they die. A COVID19 death often occurs in isolation, behind closed doors. How can we cope with this Reporters Nicola Albrecht and Susann von Lojewski examine how COVID19 has changed our experience of death. They speak to people who have lost loved ones, such as Manu, who lost his fiancée Brittanya to COVID19 she was just 29. Posting on Instagram from her sickbed, rapper Brittanya gave herself and her fans confidence to fight the battle against the virus. She died a few days later. Ralf Brepohl lost his mother and has been asking himself ever since whether he was the one who infected her. He says that he would never forgive himself. Often, intensive care workers are the last people allowed to accompan
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