Heartbreak after Osama Subuh's parents unable to attend funeral
The distraught parents of a 15-year-old boy who died in a Sydney hospital while infected with COVID-19 are reeling after being unable to attend his funeral.
Their son, Osama Subuh, sadly transmitted the virus to his mother and father who are currently hospitalised.
"They are absolutely distraught they were unable to bury their boy themselves," a family member told The Daily Telegraph.
"What’s happened is so sad, he was such a beautiful happy kid. They can’t believe he’s gone."
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Osama was hospitalised with pneumococcal meningitis however family say the virus seriously deteriorated his condition.
His family believe he contracted COVID at KFC Punchbowl where he works part time.
It was also the location of a large outbreak in Western Sydney.
Osama has been remembered as a “gentle soul”.
“Osama was also active in our school community, which made him well-liked and respected,” Kingsgrove High School said in a statement.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce told Channel Seven's Sunrise his death is a "tragedy".
Osama is the youngest person in Australia to die with coronavirus.