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14May

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Thaung Htaik, Physician

Thaung Htaik – a Physician, Consultant in General Medicine at Great Western Hospitals NHS Trust, Swindon, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 14 May 2020. Source: Great Western Hospital Please help us in adding details.

13May

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Brian Beattie, Nurse

Brian Beattie – a Nurse at Kensington Village Nursing Home, London, Ontario, Canada - passed away on May 12, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Brian was 57 years old. Brian Beattie, an RN who worked at Kensington Village in the city's east-end, died recently, according to the facility's management. Neither Kensington Village or London's public health authority would confirm when Beattie died. According to data gathered, Beattie was the first health care worker to die from coronavirus in London. Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton said in statement that she was saddened to hear of the death, especially on International Nurses Day. "I am devastated at the loss of Brian, who was a dedicated RN," said ONA President Vicki McKenna. &q...

11May

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Karamat Mirza, General Practioner

Karamat Mirza – a General Practioner at Old Road Medical Practice, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England – passed away on 10 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Mirza was 84 years old. Dr Ed Garratt, chief executive of the NHS Ipswich & East Suffolk, NHS WestSuffolk and NHS North East Essex clinical commissioning groups and executive lead for the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System, said: "We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr Mirza, a respected and much-loved GP who had served the patients in his local community for more than four decades. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and practice colleagues, and all our efforts will be focused on supporting them at this difficult time. A small number of people who had cont...

8May

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Nigeria, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

Ty, rapper

Ben Chijioke aka Ty died on May 7, 2020 Ben Chijioke ‑ a British rapper better known by his stage name Ty – died on 7 May 2020 due to pneumonia after intensive treatment for COVID-19 had seemed successful on 19 April. Ben Chijioke, 47, released the albums Awkward (2001), Upwards (2004), Closer (2006), Special Kind of Fool (2010) and A Work of Heart (2018). Upwards was nominated for a Mercury Prize. Ty collaborated with musicians such as Shortee Blitz, Drew Horley and Tony Allen. Benedict Chijioke was born in London, into an Igbo family from Nigeria. He spent many years of his youth in the care of private foster parents in Jaywick, Essex, as reported in a 2019 Channel 4 News feature by Symeon Brown. Chijioke was one of over 10,000 West African children sent from the inner citie...

8May

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Glen Corbin

Mental Health Assistant, Park Royal Centre for Mental Health, England Colleagues have paid tribute to Glen Corbin, a healthcare worker who came out of retirement to help with the coronavirus pandemic. Corbin worked at Park Royal Centre for Mental Health for many years, joining shortly after it opened in 1995. Although he had retired, he had recently returned to work in both acute and rehabilitation services. Claire Murdoch, head of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, described Mr Corbin as part of the “backbone” of the team. “He was the â€˜go to’ person who knew everything about the ward and how to get things done,” she said. “Glen was a much-loved colleague and will be sorely missed. “Our condolences to his family, friends and loved ones at this sad and d...

8May

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John Alagos

John Alagos, 23, is the youngest nurse known to have succumbed to coronavirus. He collapsed and died at home after an exhausting 12-hour shift treating Covid-19 patients at Watford General Hospital. His mother, Gina Gustilo, 50, claimed he had fallen ill at work but was not allowed to go home because his ward was so short-staffed. She also said her son had not been wearing the right protective clothing at work. Alagos returned home from a night shift on April 3, saying he had been suffering with a headache and high temperature throughout the night. Mrs Gustilo told the Mail on Sunday: “I asked â€˜Why didn’t you come home?’ He said he had asked other staff but they said they were short of staff and they did not let him go. “I said, â€˜OK, take some paracetamol.’ After a few m...

8May

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Liz Glanister

Grandmother Liz Glanister (centre), a nurse at Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, died after testing positive for coronavirus. Dianne Brown, chief nurse at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, confirmed her death “with great sadness.” She added: “All our thoughts are with Liz’s family at this time and we offer them our sincere condolences. Liz will be sadly missed by all those who knew and worked with her.” The Telegraph

8May

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Germany, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

Dan van Husen, actor

Dan van Husen ‑ a German actor – died at Ilminster, Somerset, England in May 2020 of Covid-19 at age 75. He started his career in the 1960s, playing in a number of spaghetti westerns (usually he was cast as the bad guy), and also performed in Italian and German films by renowned directors including Frederico Fellini and Werner Herzog and in German TV series. Starting in the 2000s he performed in Hollywood films, and in 2008 had a role in a Dutch World War 2 movie, Winter in Wartime. He died in 2020 of COVID-19. Dan van Husen was born in Gummersbach. He was first discovered by Italian producers while working as a club disc jockey in Spain and began working increasingly seriously as an actor in the late 60s. He appeared in twenty Italo Westerns in six or seven years and bef...

8May

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William Brodie, Infirmary Manager

William Brodie – a Manager at Operational Estates Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland – passed away on 27 April 2020, due to COVID-19. Wiliam was 56 years old. The 56-year-old, from West Lothian, had worked at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, as a manager in the estates department, and was said to be "proud" to be playing his part in battling the virus. Devastated colleagues have described his as a "great manager but also a fantastic person and excellent friend." "William was a great manager but also a fantastic person and excellent friend to many within NHSGG&C and out with the NHS." Source: The Scottish Sun Please help us in adding details.

8May

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Resy Manalo, Nurse

Resy Manalo – a Nurse at County Homes Care Home, Woodchurch, England – passed away on 7 May 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Resy was 64 years old. Before she was intubated in intensive care, Resy had complained that she felt lethargic and had been vomiting and had fever-like symptoms. HC One, the company which owns the care home, paid tribute to Resy, describing her as "joyous" and possessing an "affectionate smile" and said that they were working to support her family at this difficult time. Source: Echo Please help us in adding details.