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29Apr

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Sharad Bhatt, Administrative Staff

Sharad Bhatt – an Administrative Staff at Watford General Hospital, England – passed away due to COVID-19. Please help us in adding details.

29Apr

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Gordon Ballard, Logistics Manager

Gordon Ballard – a Logistics Manager at London Ambulance Service, London, England – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on April 28, 2020. Mr Ballard, a manager in Bow, east London, worked for the London Ambulance Service and had worked for 42 years. A spokesman said: “He will be greatly missed.” Source: BBC News Please help us in adding details.

29Apr

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Esther Akinsanya, Nurse

Esther Akinsanya – a Nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London, England – passed away in April, due to COVID-19. Esther was 55 years old. Akinsanya died days after testing positive for the coronavirus, in the same hospital where just a week earlier she was treating patients on the front line. Source: Buzz Feed News Please help us in adding details.

28Apr

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Anuj Kumar Kittikottuveedu, Nurse

Anuj Kumar Kittikottuveedu – a Nurse at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, England – passed away on 27 April, 2020. Anuj was 47 years old. He qualified in 2019 and took a job as a staff nurse at Boston Pilgrim Hospital staff nurse. Source: LincolnshireLive Please help us in adding details.

28Apr

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Ken Lambatan, Nurse

Ken Lambatan – a Specialist Cardiology Research Nurse at St George’s University Hospitals, London, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 28 April 2020. Ken was 34 years old. Source: The Sun Please help us in adding details.

Donna Campbell, Healthcare Support Worker

28Apr

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Donna Campbell, Healthcare Support Worker

Donna Campbell – a Healthcare Support Worker at Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, Wales – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on April 28, 2020. Mother-of-two Ms Campbell was a "treasured" member of staff who could "light up a room with her infectious laugh and bubbly personality", colleagues said. "She was often found singing and dancing, entertaining patients and staff, making everyone smile," they added. Source: BBC Please help us in adding details.

28Apr

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Mohan Adiseshiah, Surgeon

Mohan Adiseshiah -- a Vascular Surgeon (retired) at University College London Hospital in England -- died on April 27 due to COVID-19. His collegaues described Mr Adiseshiah as “a true giant of heart surgery”, adding that he nurtured generations of surgeons across London hospitals. His family described him as a “dedicated doctor, brave surgeon, a gentleman, unfailingly generous, wickedly witty and so loved by us and many family, colleagues, students and friends across the globe”. Source: Evening Standard Please help us in adding details.

28Apr

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John Rowlands, footballer

John Rowlands – an English professional footballer who played as a defender and a forward died in April 2020 at the age of 73, from COVID-19. Active in England, South Africa and the United States, Rowlands made nearly 400 appearances in a 13-year career. Born in Liverpool, Rowlands began his career in non-league football with Marine and Skelmersdale United, before signing for Mansfield Town as an amateur in October 1967. He went on to play professionally in England, South Africa and the United States for Mansfield Town, Torquay United, Exeter City, Cape Town City, Stockport County, Barrow, Workington, Crewe Alexandra, the Seattle Sounders, Hartlepool United, the San Jose Earthquakes, the Oakland Stompers and the Tulsa Roughnecks. After retirement, Rowlands moved to Florida and o...

27Apr

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Elma Cavalida, Maternity Assistant

Elma Cavalida – a Maternity Assistant at Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow. London, England – passed away on 26 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Elma was 49 years old. Her death comes amid suggestions that those from ethnic minority backgrounds should be moved away from the front line to non-patient facing roles, as UK data shows they are ‘disproportionately affected by Covid-19’. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in mid-February and told that her condition was ‘curable’, but she would have to go through at least a year-and-a-half of treatment. The maternity assistant decided to continue working at the hospital until her chemotherapy started in late-March, but took every precaution possible, even buying her own stash of PPE equipment. After her last day of work in late Marc...

25Apr

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Janice Glassey, Healthcare Assistant

Janice Glassey – a Healthcare Assistant at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Halton, Cheshire, England – passed away on 24 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Janice was 66 years old. Chief executive of the trust, Colin Scales said: "I am extremely saddened to confirm that our colleague Janice Glassey tragically passed away on April 24 after testing positive for coronavirus. "Janice was 66 and was a healthcare assistant in our out-of-hours district nursing service, where she had worked for 14 years, providing care and compassion to many Halton patients and families. "She was a much-loved and valued colleague and friend. "On behalf of everyone at Bridgewater, I would like to offer our sincere condolences to Janic...