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Anthony Yarde loses father, grandmother to COVID-19 days apart

British light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde lost his grandmother to coronavirus just day after his father died from the same disease.

British light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde lost his grandmother to coronavirus just day after his father died from the same disease.

Yarde made the announcement on Twitter Friday night. He wrote:

“We have now lost my nanna to this virus. My dad and his mother have passed days apart. It’s serious! People are still going out when they don’t need to. I know theres (sic) a lot of opinions about COVID19 and I have mine but I just know opinions ain’t worth risking your life and others. Just stay home.

“RIP Dad 27.3.20. RIP Nana 2.4.20. My heart really goes out to all the people suffering in different ways.”

Yarde, a 28-year-old who lives in east London, announced his father’s death last Saturday on Instagram. He wrote that his dad had no health issues before contracting the virus.

“My dad passed away from this virus yesterday,” he wrote. “He was fit with no health issues.”

As of Saturday, roughly 1.2 million people had contracted coronavirus worldwide. Almost 63,000 people have lost their lives.

Light heavyweight Anthony Yarde says father has died from coronavirus

British light heavyweight Anthony Yarde has announced on Instagram that he has lost his father to coronavirus.

British light heavyweight Anthony Yarde has lost his father to coronavirus.

Yarde, a 28-year-old who lives in east London, made the announcement Saturday on Instagram. He wrote that his father had no health issues before contracting the virus.

“My dad passed away from this virus yesterday,” he wrote.  “He was fit with no health issues.”

He went on: “The more people go out and mingle the longer this isolation will last and the more it will spread.

“I’m not a doctor but I do know if you stay home you are less likely to catch it and pass it on. It’s seriously not worth the risk.”

As of Sunday evening, roughly 720,000 people had contracted coronavirus worldwide. Almost 34,000 people have lost their lives.