He prayed at dad's bedside after coronavirus death. 16 days later, they're buried together

The night Miguel Moran died from complications of the coronavirus, his 23-year-old son and four other family members put on their face masks and rushed to a suburban New York hospital to be at his bedside.

One by one, they donned a hospital-issued plastic gown, a head covering and gloves. They spent a few minutes each saying an emotional farewell to the lifeless body of the 56-year-old immigrant from El Salvador, a Pentecostal church goer who washed trucks to provide for his family.

His only son, Daniel Moran, said a bedside prayer at St. Joseph Hospital on Long Island. He squeezed his dead father's hand.

"One day we'll join you in heaven," he cried.

Sixteen days later, father and son were buried together.

Miguel Moran died of acute respiratory failure from Covid-19 on April 16, according to his death certificate. Eight days after praying over his father's body, Daniel himself was dead from the disease.

The elder Moran's wife and daughter, who also lived with him and visited the hospital the night he died, later tested positive for the coronavirus -- as did two other family members who were also in the room that night.

The family's plight highlights the pandemic's many challenges.

The New York Health Department has halted hospital visits statewide except for imminent end-of-life situations, labor and delivery and pediatric cases. For confirmed or suspected Covid-19 patients, visitors must don masks, wns and gloves, practice "scrupulous" hand hygiene, and use eye protection if available.

Ref: CNN