Saturday, April 19

Italy

Enrico Boggio, Dentist
10Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics

Enrico Boggio, Dentist

Enrico Boggio – a Dentist in Gallarate, Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Graduated in Medicine and Surgery in Pavia in 1986, specialized in Odontostomatology in 1990, he had the study in Gallarate . He was a resident of Somma Lombardo and was a member of the Somma Lombardo Castello Visconti di San Vito Lions Club, of which he was also vice-president. The Mayor Stephen Bellaria recalls "a man of gentle and quiet way, discreet but very active" and his commitment to the community including the health front: "Together with his wife Laura had been a promoter of the initiative, then implemented with the Lions, for a free screeening for the prevention of tumors of the oral cavity. Our gratitude goes to him today ». Source: VN ...
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Dr. Samar Sinjab
10Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dr. Samar Sinjab

The 100th doctor to die on Italy’s front lines as the country struggles to contain the coronavirus epidemic was Samar Sinjab, a 62-year-old Syrian woman who was born in Damascus and lived in Italy’s northeast Veneto region since 1994. She contracted the virus from a patient in the early stages of the pandemic and died after spending two weeks in an intensive care unit. She died on April 9, 2020. She worked until her last days. The last WhatsApp message she sent was to one of her patients, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper. Al Jazeera
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Francesco Cortesi, Surgeon
9Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Francesco Cortesi, Surgeon

Francesco Cortesi –  a Specialist in General Surgery and Oncology in Rome Italy – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 9 April, 2020. Francesco was 59 years old. Source: Fnomceo Please help us in adding details.
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Donato Sabia, runner
8Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Donato Sabia, runner

Donato Sabia - an Italian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres – died on 7 April,2020 due to COVID-19. Donato Sabia was born in Potenza and won two medals, at senior level, at the International athletics competitions, one of these with national relay team. He participated at two editions of the Summer Olympics (1984, 1988), reaching, in both cases, the Olympic 800 metres final; he had 17 caps in national team from 1982 to 1988. His personal best time was 1:43.88 minutes, achieved in June 1984 in Florence. In the 400 metres he had 45.73 seconds, achieved in June 1984 in Milan. Donato Sabia died on 7 April 2020 in San Carlo Hospital, in Potenza, from COVID-19, He was 56.
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