Isaura Castermans, Nurse
Isaura Castermans, the 30-year-old nurse who worked at the Prince Park Residence nursing home in Genk, died from complications related to the coronavirus. “Isaura was our only child”, said her parents.
Like the rest of the healthcare staff, Isaura Castermans was at the forefront of the country’s fight against the covid-19 epidemic.
She began to feel bad on March 24 after a long day spent with confined residents of the nursing home. A kind of cold with mild breathing problems. The next day, she contacted her doctor who made an appointment with her. But, on March 26, the young woman collapsed in her apartment. The disease reached his heart, leaving him no chance.
Her partner, a final year medical student, tried to revive her before the paramedics took over. “I was not allowe...