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Maurizio Galderisi, Cardiologist
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Maurizio Galderisi, Cardiologist

Maurizio Galderisi – a Cardiologist and a Professor of Internal Medicine at the Federico II University of Naples, Italy – passed away on 27 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Galderisi was 65 years old. Source: Fnomceo Please help us in adding details.
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Santos Julián Gonzalez Martinez, Secretary General
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, Spain

Santos Julián Gonzalez Martinez, Secretary General

Santos Julián Gonzalez Martinez – a Secretary General at Governing Board of the Official College of Physicians of Albacete, Albacete, Spain – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Santos was 64 years old. In a statement, the College of Physicians has stated that "today the entire medical family of the province of Albacete mourns bitterly the loss of this magnificent professional and companion who for several days had been admitted to the General University Hospital of the capital fighting against coronavirus . " Source: Redaccion Medica Please help us in adding details.
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Thandika Mkandawire, economist
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Malawi, Noteworthy, Profiles

Thandika Mkandawire, economist

Thandika Mkandawire ‑ a Malawian economist and public intellectual who was a Chair of African Development and professor of African Development at the London School of Economics – died from Covid-19 on 27 March 2020. He is a widely published scholar on the social sciences in Africa. His research focused in development theory and economic and social policy. He was born in Malawi, studied at Zomba Catholic Secondary School, and then moved abroad for university. Mkandawire received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Economics at Ohio State University. Mkandawire worked as a professor at the Universities of Stockholm and Zimbabwe. He later served as a Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and Director of the Council for ...
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Ernesto Gutiérrez Vera, Physician
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Ecuador, Medics, Profiles

Ernesto Gutiérrez Vera, Physician

Ernesto Gutiérrez Vera - Physician, Epidemiologist, Virologist at Instituto Nacional de Higiene y Medicina Tropical Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, Guayaquil, Ecuador – passed away on 27 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Ernesto was 82 years old. Ernesto Macario Gutiérrez Vera was born in the city of Portoviejo , capital of the province of Manabí , Ecuador. His mother was Alina Vera Loor and his father was the Chonense Macario Gutiérrez Solórzano , rector of the Olmedo (Portoviejo) and Alejo Lascano ( Jipijapa ) schools , also Governor of Manabí, legislator and president of the House of Culture of Guayas. He studied at the Universodad del Valle , in Colombia . His research from field and laboratory work on Venezuelan enc...
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Exsenveny Lolapua, Physician
27Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Indonesia, Medics, Profiles

Exsenveny Lolapua, Physician

Exsenveny Lolapua – a Medical Doctor, Director of RSUD Kota Madya Bandung in West Java, Indonesia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 27 March 2020. Exsenveny was 57 years old. Source: SUKABUMI UPDATES Please help us in adding details.
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Luigi Ciriotti, General Practitioner
27Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Luigi Ciriotti, General Practitioner

Luigi Ciriotti – a General Practitioner (retired) in Italy – passed away on 26 March 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Luigi was 86 years old. First citizen from 1966 to 1973 and from 1993 to 2001, in the period of the 1994 flood he helped to save the books of Cesare Pavese and to transfer the Study Center and the library from the seat on the banks of the Belbo to the deconsecrated church of Saints James and Christopher, in the ancient heart of the country. Its name is linked to the post-flood reconstruction. In fact, among other works, he undertook to rebuild the schools, the bridge over the Belbo, and the multifunctional center where the associations are based.  Luigi Ciriotti was simply an extraordinary man. Source: La Stampa Please help us in addin...
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Andy Howe, Bus Driver
27Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Neighbors, Profiles, United Kingdom

Andy Howe, Bus Driver

Andy Howe ‑ a Bus Driver running transit service to hospitals, Nottingham, England – passed away on 26 March, 2020,  after suffering from COVID-19. Andy was 48 years old. Andy Howe worked on the Medilink service, which took NHS workers and patients to hospital. He died on the way to hospital after falling ill, his employer said. A spokesman for the RMT union said: “We are saddened by the news of Andy’s passing. We’re also angered by the reports we have received about a lack of duty of care for Andy, his colleagues and the wider public.” Source: The Guardian Please help us in adding details.
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Mark Blum, actor
26Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Mark Blum, actor

Mark Blum–an American actor who worked in theater, film and television – died of Covid-19 on March 25, 2020.   Blum found success with a lead role in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan, which he followed up the next year with a supporting role in Crocodile Dundee. On the stage, he won an Obie Award for his role in the play Gus and Al during its 1988–1989 season.   Near the end of his career, Blum had a regularly recurring role on the Amazon Prime series Mozart in the Jungle from 2014 to 2018. He also made guest appearances on dozens of shows throughout his career.   Blum was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Lorraine (née Fink) and Morton Blum, who worked in the insurance industry. His family was Jewish. He grew up in Maplew...
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