Friday, April 18

Italy

Urano Navarrini, football player
19Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Urano Navarrini, football player

Urano Navarrini an Italian professional football player and manager died in Milan on 18 April 2020, aged 74, from coronavirus. Born in Verona, Navarrini was the illegitimate son of Nuto Navarrini, and was known as Urano Benigni until recognised by his father in 1972. Navarrini played as a winger for Grunland Milanese Libertas, AC Milan, Pistoiese, Savona, Taranto, Verbania, Novara and Pro Patria. After retiring he managed a number of Italian clubs, including Pro Patria, Aosta, and Vigevano.    
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Lobsang Thubten Trinley Yarphel, Tibetian Italian lama
19Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Lobsang Thubten Trinley Yarphel, Tibetian Italian lama

Lobsang Thubten Trinley Yarphel the 5th Gangchen Tulku Rinpoche of Tibet died from COVID-19 in Verbania on 18 April 2020, aged 78. He was a Tibetan-Italian lama of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The 5th Gangchen Tulku Rinpoche was born in Drakshu, a small remote village which was about 55 kilometers from the city of Shigatse in 1941. His secular name was Wangdu Gyelpo. He was later recognized as the new incarnation Gangchen Sapen-la. He was enthroned at Gangchen Choepeling Monastery [it] at the age of five. When he was twelve years old, he received the “kachen” degree, Tashi Lhunpo's equivalent of the “geshe” degree. Later, he studied medicine, astrology, meditation, and philosophy in Sera Monastery and Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. After the annexation of Tibet by the Peopl...
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Attilio Marcantonio, Pharmacist
17Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Attilio Marcantonio, Pharmacist

  Attilio Marcantonio – a Pharmacist at Pharmacy Marcantonio, Mariano Comense, Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 16 April 2020. Attilio was 63 years old. Source: COMOZERO Please help us in adding details.
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Eugenio Malachia Brianza, SERD Physician
15Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Eugenio Malachia Brianza, SERD Physician

Eugenio Malachia Brianza – a SERD Physician in Varese, Italy – passed away due to COVID-19. Eugenio was 63 years old. One of his patients writes: "An exceptional person not only as a doctor but also as a human person, if I have become a better person today, it is also thanks to him. He will always be in my heart". Source: La Repubblica Please help us in adding details.
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Maurizio Bertaccini, General Practitioner
15Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Maurizio Bertaccini, General Practitioner

Maurizio Bertaccini – a General Practitioner in Italy –passed away on 14 April 2020 due to COVID-19. Maurizio was 67 year old. "He was warm-hearted and generous and well-loved. He even spent his time working with handicapped children before the virus came to Italy. It's a big loss for his family and also for the community that he was an important part of." Source: Xinhaunet Please help us in adding details.
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Patrizia Longo, General Practitioner
14Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Patrizia Longo, General Practitioner

Patrizia Longo – a General Practitioner in Voghera, Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 14 April 2020. Longo was 62 years old. Longo had been at the forefront of this pandemic and in February she had also taken part in a conference that dealt precisely with the problems related to the spread of Coronavirus. Source: La Provincia Please help us in adding details.
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Dr. Nabil Chrabieh, Physician
13Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dr. Nabil Chrabieh, Physician

Lebanese doctor Nabil Chrabieh (61 years old) died of Coronavirus in the Italian city of Alessandria on April 10. Chrabieh, who hails from the Bikfaya town of Sakiet al-Misk, suffered from Coronavirus symptoms for several days before being transferred to a hospital and passing away there. This as Italy’s main doctors’ association said on Thursday that one hundred Italian doctors have died of the novel Coronavirus since the pandemic reached the country in February. LBC
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