Coronavirus: Italian actor Luca Franzese trapped at home with sister's corpse for 36 hours, posts video seeking help
Italian actor Luca Franzese has been having a very difficult time dealing with the novel coronavirus. He was recently quarantined at his home in Italy along with the body of his sister who had succumbed to the disease. The actor took to Facebook to express his sorrow and grief and also to ask for help as he had no idea what to do with his sister, Teresa's, body which was still on the bed.
He shared a series of graphic videos as per reports from the Washington Post. Franzese said, "I have my sister in bed, dead, I don’t know what to do. I cannot give her the honor she deserves because the institutions have abandoned me. I contacted everyone, but nobody was able to give me an answer."
The actor said he was trapped with his sister's body for 36 hours.
In one of the videos, Franzese is seen standing in front of a bed in which his deceased sister is lying. He also said that he was unable to find a funeral home that was willing to bury his sister. Teresa had not been tested for the virus until after she had passed away at Franzese's insistence.
Franzese said, "I self-isolated myself. Today, I could go anywhere to spread the virus if I have it because I gave my sister mouth-to-mouth to keep her alive and no one cared." "Guys, we are ruined, Italy abandoned us, let’s support each other. I beg you to spread this video everywhere — make it go viral. This is my sister, can you see her? She’s in bed, since yesterday," Franzese continued.
The Post also reported that the Italian officials had put Franzese in touch with a funeral home that had refused to take Teresa. However, a local funeral home eventually saw the video he had shared and agreed to take Teresa's body. However, family members were unable to attend the funeral.