A teenage girl was taken into care after both of her NHS worker parents were struck down by coronavirus. Carmina Medel, 14, lost mum Leilani, 41, to the disease on Friday – while dad Johnny, 39, is fighting for his life in intensive care.
Social services were forced to find Carmina a temporary home after her only UK relative was forced into self-isolation with coronavirus symptoms.
Leilani died at Bridgend’s Princess of Wales hospital, where she worked as a nurse. Medical technician Johnny is meanwhile in a critical condition on an intensive care ward.
MailOnline claims a Bridgend Council source said Carmina was “doing as well as can be expected.” Her aunt Maris Allinebem, 64, lives in nearby Bristol but won’t be able to take Carmina in
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