Folk singer Hana Horká dies of COVID after deliberately catching virus

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Prague Morning that she “preferred to catch the disease than get vaccinated.”Her fatal goal: To regain access to her favorite off-limits sources of entertainment.Per her son’s account, Horká, lead vocalist for the popular international band Asonance, had wanted a “recovery pass” to the sauna and theater in her native Czech Republic, where either proof of vaccination or a recent infection is required to access specific cultural venues, the BBC reported.Horká, who hadn’t gotten the shot, saw an opportunity for the latter after both Rek and his father caught the virus over Christmas despite being vaccinated.

Instead of self-isolating, she deliberately hung around the infected family members.“She should have isolated for a week because we tested positive,” lamented Rek. “But she was with us the whole time.”The vocalist revealed her COVID-catching scheme on social media, claiming she was recovering well from the disease.“I survived… It was intense,” Horká wrote in the post, according to local news outlets. “So now there will be the theater, sauna, a concert… and an urgent trip to the sea.” “Life is here for me and for you too,” she added.Two days later, the folk artist reportedly died due to coronavirus complications with her son reporting that she “choked to death” within ten minutes.Rek has since blamed the anti-vaxxer movement for her loss, noting that his mom frequently shared anti-vaccine articles to social media. “I know exactly who influenced her,” said the bereaved son, who reportedly tried to convince Horká to get immunized but to no avail. “It makes me sad that she believed strangers more than her proper family.”Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases in the Czech Republic reached a new daily high on Wednesday, with.