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Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro, physician and dermatologist
6Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Pakistan, Profiles

Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro, physician and dermatologist

Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro died on April 6 Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro, an eminent physician and dermatologist, died of COVID-19 in isolation while under treatment at Indus Hospital in Karachi on April 6, reported Gulf News. Dr Soomro who contracted the COVID-19 virus was hailed as a hero by the community as he lost his life while treating people suffering from pandemic, GN's Ashfaq Ahmed pointed out. Dr Soomro worked as medical superintendent of the Alkhidmat Hospital in Tharparkar — a remote area in Sindh province. Dr Soomro contracted the virus while treating his patients in the Gulshan-e-Hadeed locality of the city, and when his condition deteriorated, he approached the Indus Hospital Karachi where he tested positive for the viral ailment and was admitted to the isolation ward. At...
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Lee Fierro, actress
6Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Lee Fierro, actress

Elizabeth Lee Fierro ‑ an American actress and theater promoter best known for playing Mrs. Kintner in the Jaws film franchise -  died on April 5, 2020 in Aurora, Ohio, of COVID-19. Fierro had training as an actress in theater but not as a screen actress. Fierro acted in a famous scene in the 1975 film Jaws, in which she (as Mrs. Kintner) slapped the police chief. Fierro lived for many years on Martha's Vineyard, where from 1974 to 2017 she was artistic director of the Island Theatre Workshop and mentored hundreds of aspiring actors. Kevin Ryan, the Theater's board president in 2020, who had worked with her for 30 years, estimated that Fierro had mentored and taught theater to more than 1,000 children, and recalled Fierro as "fiercely dedicated to the missi...
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Mahmoud Jibril, politician
6Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, Profiles

Mahmoud Jibril, politician

Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally - a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the Libyan Civil War, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council (NTC) from 5 March to 23 October 2011 – died of Covid-19 on April 5, 2020.  He also served as the Head of International Affairs. As of July 2012 , Jibril was the head of one of the largest political parties in Libya, the National Forces Alliance. Toward the end of the conflict, Jibril was increasingly referred to by foreign governments and in media as the interim prime minister of Libya. Jibril's government was recognized as the "sole legitimate representative" of Libya by the majority of UN states including France, Turkey, the United King...
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Michel Parisse, historian
6Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
France, Noteworthy, Profiles

Michel Parisse, historian

Michel Parisse -- a French historian who specialized in medieval studies   died on 5 April 2020 at the age of 83 due to COVID-19.  He was a professor emeritus at the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Parisse earned his agrégation in history in 1959. He earned two doctoral degrees, with the first coming in 1966. His thesis was titled Actes des évêques de Metz (1120-1179). His second doctoral degree came in 1975, with the thesis La noblesse lorraine (xie – xiiie siècle). He was a professor at Nancy 2 University from 1965 to 1993. He was the Director of ARTEM from 1983 to 1993, which conducted research on medieval texts and their meanings. He directed the French Historical Mission in Germany from 1985 to 1991, and then wo...
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John Laws, judge
6Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, Profiles, United Kingdom

John Laws, judge

Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws ‑ a Lord Justice of Appeal – succumbed to Covid-19 virus on 5 April 2020. He served from 1999 to 2016. He was the Goodhart Visiting Professor of Legal Science at the University of Cambridge, and an Honorary Fellow of Robinson College, Cambridge. Laws was born on 10 May 1945, the son of Dr Frederic Laws and his wife Dr Margaret Ross, née McKenzie, the daughter of the Congregational minister and academic John Grant McKenzie. He was educated at Durham Chorister School, and as a King's Scholar at Durham School. He studied at Exeter College, Oxford as a Senior Open Classical Scholar, receiving a First Class BA in 1967, and an MA in 1976. He became an Honorary Fellow of the College in 2000. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple ...
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Carol Jamabo, Care Worker
6Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Neighbors, Profiles, United Kingdom

Carol Jamabo, Care Worker

Carol Jamabo – a Care Worker, Bury in Greater Manchester, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Carol was 56 years old. A devout Christian, Ms Jamabo served the public as a key worker for over 25 years, after moving to the UK from Nigeria in the early 1990s. She previously worked in both the prison service and as an NHS administrator at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. Source: Mail Online Please help us in adding details.
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Tamajin Ali, nurse
6Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

Tamajin Ali, nurse

Tamajin Ali – a nursing supervisor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – passed away on April 5 after suffering from COVID-19. He was 49 years old. Centennial Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center released this statement on Ali's death: "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tamajin Ali. Mr. Ali was a nurse at Centennial as well as at other facilities in the area. Mr. Ali loved his residents and will be missed by all. As a healthcare facility, we have instituted robust infection control measures to combat the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 virus. We have a full supply of PPE on hand for employees and follow CDC and CMS infection control guidance to protect our residents and employees from this terrible virus. Centennial is closed to visitors and assesses all e...
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