One of the many tragedies associated with the coronavirus pandemic has been articulated by Mike Barnicle, a newspaper columnist and a cable TV talking head.

He has spoken of meeting individuals who have lost loved ones to the killer disease. One of the unique aspects of the COVID-19 virus is that those who are infected with it cannot have their loved ones nearby as their condition worsens.

Barnicle’s tale told of someone he met in Boston who watched a loved one succumb to the virus “on an I-Pad.” That’s right. The stricken individual was not allowed to die in the presence of his family. They were kept away because the doctors and nurses could not allow them to be exposed to the virus.

Therein lies arguably the singular tragedy of this pandemic, as articulated by a noted journalist.

It is such a sad aspect of this monstrous crisis.

Oh, let us hope and pray that the end of this worldwide pandemic is on its way.