Maria Mercader是第一位因新冠病毒而去世的媒体高管。据悉,MariaMercader一直居住在曼哈顿,病逝于一家纽约的医院内,众所周知纽约是美国疫情爆发的重灾区,她在2月下旬就一直休病假。
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Maria Mercader, our beloved CBS Newscolleague, died from COVID-19 on Sunday at age 54.
"It"s nearly impossible to be someone EVERYONE loves, but Mariawas." https://t.co/HEKNnnBNljpic.twitter.com/uvFKMGKBg8
― CBS News (@CBSNews) March 29, 2020</blockquote>
Maria Mercader此前曾患有癌症,经历了很多次的治疗和手术,让她的身体免疫力下降,很容易就感染新冠病毒。
Maria Mercader的离世是新闻界的一大损失,CBS新闻总裁兼高级执行制片人SusanZirinsky发文悼念,还晒出了两人的合照。
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It is with profound sadness that I sharewith you the loss of a dear member of our CBS News family. MariaMercader, who embodied all of a journalist’s vital traits, foremostthe fearlessness she showed battling cancer and now Covid19. Shewas a warrior. Love Z pic.twitter.com/jlR6txkDvX
― Susan Zirinsky (@szirinsky) March 29, 2020</blockquote>
Susan Zirinsky对Maria Mercader的离世非常的遗憾,她称MariaMercader是一位非常了不起的人,是一位勇士。
Maria Mercader家中还有父亲和弟弟,MariaMercader离世后,弟弟也在社交网络发文,还晒出了一家人的许多合照,让人泪目。