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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60050996A folk singer from the Czech Republic has died after deliberately catching Covid, her son has told the BBC.
Hana Horka, 57, was unvaccinated and had posted on social media that she was recovering after testing positive, but died two days later.
Her son, Jan Rek, said she got infected on purpose when he and his father had the virus, so she could get a recovery pass to access certain venues.
The Czech Republic reported a record number of cases on Wednesday.
Mr Rek and his father, who are both fully vaccinated, both caught Covid over Christmas. But he said his mother had decided not to stay away from them, preferring instead to expose herself to the virus.
"She should have isolated for a week because we tested positive. But she was with us the whole time," he said.
Proof of vaccination or recent infection from the virus is required in the Czech Republic to gain entry to many social and cultural venues, including cinemas, bars and cafes.
His mother was a member of one of the oldest Czech folk groups, Asonance. She had wanted to catch Covid so there would be fewer restrictions on her movement, Mr Rek explained.
Two days before she died, she wrote on social media that she was recovering: "Now there will be theatre, sauna, a concert".
On Sunday morning, the day she died, Ms Horka said she was feeling better and dressed to go for a walk. But then her back started hurting, so she went to lie down in her bedroom.
"In about 10 minutes it was all over," her son said. "She choked to death".
Although she was unvaccinated, Jan Rek stressed that his mother did not believe in some of the more bizarre conspiracy theories about Covid vaccines.
"Her philosophy was that she was more OK with the idea of catching Covid than getting vaccinated. Not that we would get microchipped or anything like that," he said.
There was no point in trying to discuss the issue with her as it would just get too emotional, he added. Instead, he hoped that by telling his story he could convince others to get vaccinated.
"If you have living examples from real life, it's more powerful than just graphs and numbers. You can't really sympathise with numbers."
https://praguemorning.cz/hana-horka-died-covid/Czech Singer Hana Horká Died After Intentionally Trying to Catch Covid
She was 57 years old, singer of a Czech folk group specializing in Irish and Scottish music. She decided to catch Covid intentionally, in order to avoid the vaccine, and now is unfortunately dead.
This is the story of Hana Horkà. In recent days she wrote on her social media that she was infected with the Delta variant.
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“I’m very happy about it because in this way I would be able to start having a “free” life like everyone else, and go back to the cinema, on vacation, to take a sauna, to the theater”.
Her son, Jan Rek said: ‘She decided to continue to live normally with us and preferred to catch the disease than to get vaccinated.’
Two days before her death, Horka took to social media to say: ‘I survived… It was intense. So now there will be the theatre, sauna, a concert… and an urgent trip to the sea,’ she added.
Horka went for a walk outside but when she returned she started to complain about back pain and soon after, died choking in her bed.
An obituary of the singer appeared on the Asonance website and the causes of her death have not been specified.
Jan accuses several experts who have long spoken out against vaccination. “You took my mother, who based all her arguments on your basis. I despise you, you are an absolute waste,” he wrote on Facebook.
‘I know exactly who influenced her… It makes me sad that she believed strangers more than her proper family,’ Rek said.
‘It wasn’t just total disinformation but also views on natural immunity and antibodies acquired through infection,’ he added.
Horká joined the band Asonance as a graduate of the Prague Conservatory. “It is becoming the main trump card of the vocal section,” the band writes on the web.
They recorded their last joint album in 2019 with the title The Return of the King.