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The time of death was recorded around 1h10 local time this Sunday, according to family members.
Esther Morales Ayma, the older sister of Bolivia's former president Evo Morales, died on Sunday after being hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Bolivian city of Oruro.
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The time of death was recorded around 1h10 local time this Sunday, according to family members.
Esther Morales, 70, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Oruro-Corea Hospital, with a reserved prognosis.
Morales' relatives had to try hard to get an inpatient bed at Oruro-Corea. Her delicate state of health aggravated by the COVID-19 symptoms.
Por qué tanto odio, racismo y persecución política que me impiden ver, por última vez, a mi única hermana. Para mí, Esther, fue mi madre. La historia juzgará. pic.twitter.com/PBEmWJssak
— Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) August 16, 2020
On August 9, she was admitted to the COVID-19 medical ward of the hospital but could not overcome the illness.
Unofficially it was learned that her remains would be buried in her native Orinoca.
Esther Morales was the First Lady of Bolivia during her brother's administration.
This is what #Bolivia has become now.#GolpeDeEstadoEnBolivia pic.twitter.com/VI4hzrTRAe
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) November 23, 2019
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