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Medics

John Lara, Emergency Dept Tech
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

John Lara, Emergency Dept Tech

John Lara – an Emergency Dept Tech at  Clara Maass Medical Center and Orange Regional, Belleville, New Jersey – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on May 8, 2020. John was 40 years old. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.
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Noman Ahmed, OPD attendant
7May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Pakistan, Profiles

Noman Ahmed, OPD attendant

Noman Ahmed – a Personal Support Worker and an OPD Attendant at Al-Khidmat Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan – died on May 6, 2020, due to COVID-19. Noman was 32 years old. Noman Ahmed, worked as an attendant at Al-Khidmat Hospital in Orangi Town, run by Jamaat-i-Islami's charity wing. After he was diagnosed with the virus, he was admitted to an isolation ward at the Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi where he remained under treatment for 10 days. He was put on a ventilator but his health subsequently improved and he returned home after being discharged. However, his condition deteriorated again a few days ago, resulting in his death, according to Dr. Merajul Huda Siddiqi, a central leader of JI. Source: Dawn Please help us in adding details.
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Joseph A. Bonjiorno, Psychiatrist
7May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, United States

Joseph A. Bonjiorno, Psychiatrist

Joseph A. Bonjiorno – a Psychiatrist at St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago, Illinois – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Joseph was 78 years old. Source: Cremation Society of IIIinois Please help us in adding details.
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Elvies Duque, Nurse
7May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Elvies Duque, Nurse

Elvies Duque – a Nurse in Taguig, Philippines – passed away on 6 May, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Elvies was 29 years old. “It was his dream job and he loved it,” Elvies’s younger brother Mark, a city hall employee at Cauayan City, told INQUIRER.net. The frontliner was also remembered for the warmth he showed his patients. “He’s the most generous and kind person I knew. He loved everybody equally,” said Mark.  “Many of his patients [wouldn’t] eat if [he won’t] prepare the food. He [considered] his patients like they’re his family.” As he was treated at a hospital in Taguig, Elvies kept his condition a secret from his family even after he learned of his positive test results on Apri...
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Dr Tariq Shafi, haematologist
7May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Pakistan, Profiles, United Kingdom

Dr Tariq Shafi, haematologist

Dr Tariq Shafi ‑ a British Pakistani cancer consultant ‑ succumbed to Covid-19 on May 6, 2020.   Dr. Shafi was the lead consultant for haematology at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford. He routinely volunteered his time and spoke frequently at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Pakistan.   Dr. Shafi attended Cadet College Hasan Abdal, and received his Bachelor of Medicine from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan in 1984.  Dr. Shafi continued to assist his patients over the phone after he himself had been diagnosed and was placed under quarantine.   Dr. Tariq Shafi lost his life to coronavirus disease 2019 on May 6, 2020. . He is believed to be the first doctor and sixth health care worker from Kent to di...
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Francisco Luis GarcĂ­a, Physician
7May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, Spain

Francisco Luis GarcĂ­a, Physician

Francisco Luis García – a Physician at Residencia Mixta de Personas Mayores, Linarez, Jaén, Spain – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 7 May 2020. Francisco was 61 years old. Source: SEN Please help us in adding details.
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Iwan Dwiprahasto, Pharmacologist
7May By Web TeamNo Comments
Indonesia, Medics, Profiles

Iwan Dwiprahasto, Pharmacologist

Iwan Dwiprahasto – a Professor of Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology in Yogyakarta, Indonesia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Iwan was 58 years old. Source: COVID HEROES Please help us in adding details.
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