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Italy

Paolo Tommasi, architect
17Jul By Web TeamNo Comments
India, Italy, Noteworthy, Profiles

Paolo Tommasi, architect

Paolo Tommasi, 92, an Italian architect who played a crucial role in designing the Matrimandir and the gardens surrounding it in the international township Auroville, died of Covid-19 on July 16, 2020, in Puducherry. He was a resident of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in the Union territory and was admitted to Jipmer after he tested positive in the last week of June. Born in Ancona, Italy, Paolo emerged as a leading architect  in Europe in the 1950s. He had a true passion for architectural interiors, design, theatre and painting. Paolo visited India in his thirties and met Sri Aurobindo’s spiritual collaborator Mirra Alfassa, fondly revered as the Mother, just before the inauguration of Auroville in 1968. He played a crucial role in assisting French architect Roger Anger in...
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Eugenio Scarpellini, bishop
16Jul By Web TeamNo Comments
Bolivia, Italy, Noteworthy, Profiles

Eugenio Scarpellini, bishop

Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini of El Alto, Bolivia, died on July 15, 2020, after contracting COVID-19. He was 66. The Italian-born bishop was remembered by colleagues as a tireless promoter of missions, who worked to improve relations with the government and intervened to defuse tensions in 2019 after protests over election irregularities rocked the South American country. Scarpellini was hospitalized in El Alto — situated at an elevation of more than 13,000 feet next to the capital, La Paz — but on July 15, he twice suffered "cardiac arrest, and the doctors were unable to do anything." Scarpellini was born Jan. 8, 1954, in Verdellino, Italy, and ordained in 1978. He was drawn to the priesthood at a young age, telling his parents at his first Communion, &qu...
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Massimo Bosio, General Practitioner
28May By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics

Massimo Bosio, General Practitioner

Massimo Bosio – a General Practitioner in Pompiano, Italy – passed away on 27 May 2020 due to COVID-19. Massimo was 68 years old. Born and raised in Orzinuovi, where he still lived today, Massimo Bosio graduated from the Racchetti di Crema high school and then continued his studies at the University of Milan, where he graduated in Medicine. He had been practicing as a primary care physician for more than 40 years, always at the forefront, particularly in the municipalities of Corzano and Pompiano. Source: Brescia Today Please help us in adding details.
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Bruna Galavotti, Psychiatrist
19May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Bruna Galavotti, Psychiatrist

Bruna Galavotti – a Psychiatrist at Dean of the Women's Medical Association of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 19 March, 2020. Bruna was 86 years old. Source: Fnomceo Please help us in adding details.
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Gianfranco Conti, Family Medicine
16May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Gianfranco Conti, Family Medicine

Gianfranco Conti – a Family Medicine/General Practitioner at PoliclinicoSant'Orsola di Bologna, Bologna, Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 15 May 2020. Gianfranco was 63 years old. Healthcare in Piacenza pays another very heavy tribute to the health emergency. The coronavirus also took away Dr. Gianfranco Conti , who has been a family doctor in Agazzano for over twenty years. Just the dedication to work has been fatal to the 63-year-old doctor. In fact, Dr. Conti fell ill in March, most likely after visiting a patient with the virus. Since Dr. Conti got sick, a long ordeal ended for him at the Policlinico Sant'Orsola in Bologna, where the news of his death came from. "Our community - says the mayor Mattia Cigalini ...
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Alberto Carpani, singer
11May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Alberto Carpani, singer

Alberto Carpani an Italian singer, best known for his Italo disco releases in the late 1970's and early 1980's as Albert One, and his Eurodance release "Sing a Song Now Now" in 1999 as A.C. One – passed away on May 11, 2020. The 64-years old singer, who was also a DJ and music producer, had been hospitalized for a few days following a pneumonia. There were unconfirmed reports that his death was caused by Covid-19. Alberto Carpani was known in the 1980s. He released the singles "Yes No Family", "Turbo Diesel", "Heart on Fire", "Lady O", "For Your Love", "Secrets", "Hopes & Dreams", "Everybody", "Visions", and "Loverboy". They were released by ZYX Music and Baby Records (Italy). He was known as A1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One. He was involved in many Italo projects ...
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Mathew “Joji” MK
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Mathew “Joji” MK

As Italy continues to witness a gradual surge in the number of Covid-19 deaths, a Malayali male nurse died in Milan with suspected symptoms of the disease. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained. The deceased was Mathew MK alias Joji, 57, who hailed from Kadamanchira near Changanassery. Joji had been working as a nurse in Milan for the past 20 years. Mathew died on Wednesday afternoon. “Joji had contacted his sister here on Tuesday night and said he was suffering from fever. However, by 3pm on Wednesday, we received a call informing us of his demise,” said M K Joseph, Mathew’s brother. Mathew’s younger son was in Milan for a few days in connection with his studies, and he informed his relatives about the death. Mathew had come to his house in Changanassery in August last year, ...
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