Friday, May 23

Neighbors

Shivaji Mishra, teacher
India, Neighbors, Profiles

Shivaji Mishra, teacher

Shivaji Mishra, an English teacher at a government school in Kalyan Niwas, died of Covid-19 on June 7, 2020. Mishra, 48, was also working at a food distribution centre. His son Piyush Mishra said that his father developed symptoms of Covid-19 around June 1. “On June 2 his condition worsened and we took him to a private hospital in Mandoli. He tested positive for Covid last Thursday, following which the hospital asked us to shift him to a Covid designated hospital. We shifted him to Safdurjaung hospital on Friday, where he was shifted to ICU. He succumbed on Sunday (June 7, 2020),” he said.
Aslam Baba, self-styled godman
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Aslam Baba, self-styled godman

Aslam Baba -- a self-styled godman in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam who reportedly “kissed” the hands of devotees to “cure” them of Covid-19– died on June 4, 2020 from its infection. Reports suggest that he not only ended his own life but also allegedly infected some others. Aslam Baba had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on 3 June, and died a day later, reported The Print. Ratlam Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Tiwari reportedly said over 50 people were contact-traced after the godman’s death and put under quarantine. Nearly 150 people in the Nayapura region, where Aslam Baba resided, were also quarantined. They are currently being screened and the area has been declared a containment zone, the report pointed out. Tiwa...
Charan Jeet Singh, businessman
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Charan Jeet Singh, businessman

Charan Jeet Singh, a resident of Lajpat Nagar and a businessman, died on May 23 after suffering from Covid-19. “My husband didn’t step out of the house when the lockdown started, but I went out daily because of my job… I will never be able to forgive myself,” Assistant Commissioner of Delhi Police Surender Jeet Kaur, a day after her husband Charan Jeet Singh, 54, succumbed to Covid at a hospital in Delhi. Singh is survived by his wife and their 26-year-old son who lives in Canada. Kaur, 57, ACP (Crimes Against Women) in the South-East district of the Delhi Police, is also ACP (Covid Cell) of the district. On May 20, five days after Kaur tested positive for the virus, her husband Singh tested positive, followed by the ACP’s 80-year-old father...
Eucario López Jiménez, Porter
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Eucario López Jiménez, Porter

Eucario López Jiménez – a Porter/Transporter at IMSS Hospital de Traumatología y Ortopedia, Puebla, Mexico – passed away on 16 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Eucario was 52 years old. Eucario López Jiménez, a stretcher-bearer at the IMSS Traumatology and Orthopedics Hospital in Puebla, was in the front line of the battle against the Covid-19 virus; However, due to being infected, he was hospitalized. Source: La Jornada De Oriente Please help us in adding details.
K Thangavelu, politician
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K Thangavelu, politician

K Thangavelu, a Marxist leader and former MLA who cut his teeth as a banian mill worker and went on to spearhead many successful agitations for labour rights in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, died of COVID-19 in Coimbatore on September 13, 2020. The 68-year-old party veteran and trade unionist, who was treated for coronavirus at a hospital for the past 14 days passed away early on Sunday, the CPM said. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. A Marxist ideologue, he was renowned for his lectures on Marxism and leadership qualities and had been a state executive committee (known as state secretariat in the party) member for about 25 years. Thangavelu started his life as a banian mill worker and he led many successful agitations for the labour rights of the mill wor...
Arturo Guerrero Alonso, Porter
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Arturo Guerrero Alonso, Porter

Arturo Guerrero Alonso – a Porter/Transporter at Hospital General Balbuena, Mexico City, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 12 May, 2020. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.
Daniel Mojica, Administrative Staff
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Daniel Mojica, Administrative Staff

Daniel Mojica – an Administrative Staff at IMSS Hospital de Gineco Obstetricia No. 3 de La Raza, Mexico City, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 9 May 2020. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.