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Areema Nasreen, United Kingdom

Areema Nasreen, a 36-year-old staff nurse died in the hospital where she had worked for 16 years. The mother-of-three, who had no underlying health issues, developed coronavirus symptoms on March 13, whilst on annual leave. She was thought to have rallied but relapsed and died shortly after midnight at Walsall Manor Hospital in the West Midlands. Her best friend Rubi Aktar wrote on Facebook: “My heart is broken. She fought and fought but Allah decided to take her. “She was the most loveliest, genuine person you could ever meet, she went above and beyond for everyone she met. “I can’t believe I will not see your smile again. With your support, motivation and inspiration I am the nurse that I am today and I hope I can do you proud Areema. “You had so much to live for, I a...

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, United Kingdom

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Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, United Kingdom

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died four days after being admitted to the south west London hospital where he had worked. The consultant geriatrician, who qualified as a doctor in Sri Lanka in 1967, finished his last shift on March 20. A spokeswoman for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: “It is with great sadness that I confirm the death of a consultant geriatrician who was part of the team at Kingston Hospital. “Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died on Saturday having been cared for in the hospital’s intensive care unit since March 31. We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family.” In an obituary notice, he was referred to as a “distinguished alumnus”. The Telegraph

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Dr Amged El-Hawrani, ENT specialist

Dr Amged El-Hawrani, 55, an ear, nose and throat specialist, worked at Queen’s Hospital, Burton, and was the third medic to die of coronavirus in the UK. His family paid tribute to a “loving and much-loved husband, son, father, brother and friend”. Mr El- Hawrani had not seen any patients for a number of weeks and had been receiving treatment in intensive care. His son, Ashraf, said: “Most of my dad’s time was dedicated towards his family, and the rest of that time was dedicated towards his profession. “He taught me the significance of respect and equality. He also stressed the importance of not worrying about the things I cannot control, which he displayed to me right up until the end of his life. “He did not seek the praise and approval of others, he was satisfied by ...

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Aimee O’Rourke, United Kingdom

Mother-of-three Aimee O’Rourke was described as an “angel” who would “wear her NHS crown forever” after losing her life to coronavirus. The 39-year-old nurse died where she worked, at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate, Kent. Her daughter, Megan Murphy, described her as an “angel”. Rourke joined the QEQM’s Acute Medical Unit as a newly qualified nurse in 2017. Ward manager Julie Gammon said the whole team was devastated by her death. “She was such a kind and caring nurse, and she had a really special relationship with her patients and colleagues,” she said. “Nursing was something she had always wanted to do, although she came to it relatively late after raising her girls. She took some time out to care for her mum after she was diagnosed with c...

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Dr Alfa Saadu, United Kingdom

A British doctor who dedicated nearly 40 years to saving others died on March 31 after contracting coronavirus. Dr Alfa Saadu, 68, died on Tuesday afternoon at the Whittington Hospital in north London. The doctor had been a medical director at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex and Ealing NHS Trust and worked at many hospitals in the capital. Tributes have been paid to Dr Saadu, including from the former president of the Nigerian Senate. Two weeks ago Dr Saadu started to show symptoms of coronavirus and immediately self-isolated. His son Dani Saadu said the family suggested he should go to hospital, but his father insisted he “did not want to take up a hospital bed because others would need it”. Mr Saadu added: “He was a very passionate man, who cared about sav...

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Dr Adil El Tayar, United Kingdom

Dr Adil El Tayar, a renowned organ transplant specialist, was the first working NHS surgeon to die from coronavirus in Britain. He is thought to have contracted the illness while working in the A&E department at Hereford County Hospital, where he had volunteered to help fight the pandemic. The Sudanese locum, 63, had no idea that the patient he was treating had coronavirus, family said. Dr El Tayar had been self-isolating after developing symptoms around mid-March and he was admitted to hospital on 20 March. He tested positive for coronavirus and spent his final days in intensive care. His cousin, Dr Hisham El Khidir, a Norfolk consultant, warned that doctors were “sitting ducks” and said more testing could have saved Dr El Tayar’s life. “His son was really scared that he wasn’t g...

Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, United Kingdom

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Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, United Kingdom

Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, 53 Urologist, Homerton Hospital, London, United Kingdom Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, a consultant urologist at Homerton hospital in Hackney east London, died after spending 15 days in Queens hospital, Romford. Last month he wrote a Facebook message to Boris Johnson outlining the urgent need for PPE for frontline staff and calling for testing for healthcare workers to be fast-tracked. He wrote: “Dear and respectable prime minister Mr Boris Johnson, Please ensure urgently PPE for each and every NHS health worker.” He told Johnson that healthcare workers “are in direct contact with patients” and have a “human right like others to live in this world disease-free with our family and children”. Philip Glanville, the Labour mayor of Hackney, hailed Chowdhury...

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Paul Kabasele, Ophthalmologist

Paul Kabasele – an Ophthalmologist at Croydon University Hospital, London, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 4 May 2020. David Probert, chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital, said: “Paul was a much-loved member of the Moorfields family. Through the past decade, he provided an exceptional level of care to his patients. He was incredibly hardworking, kind, gentle and a joy to work with. He will be sorely missed by many and his death is a huge loss to us all. Our thoughts are with Paul’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult and heart-breaking time.” Source: Moorfields Eye Hospital Please help us in adding details.

3May

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Robert Black, Paramedic

Robert Black – a Paramedic at Scottish Ambulance Service, Campbeltown, Scotland – passed away on 2 May,2020, due to COVID-19. Robert was 53 years old. Local people have paid their respects to a paramedic who died after testing positive for Covid-19. Mr Black was described as "a much-loved family man who gave his whole life to the service of others" in a post on the Kintyre Community Resilience Group's Facebook page. It added: "Robert was a well-known and loved character in Campbeltown - a great family man to his wife Cath and children Lorna and Andrew, a hugely respected and talented musician and a fantastic paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service, who he served with in the town and Kintyre." Source: BBC News Please help us ...

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Ray Lever, Hospital Staff

Ray Lever, 62, a Hospital Staff and a Domestic Services Assistant, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 3 May 2020. Ray was 62 years old. Ray Lever, 62, a domestic services assistant at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital, was a "credit to the NHS", the trust said. Source: BBC Please help us in adding details.