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Profiles

Dinaldo Wanderley, politician
25May By Web TeamNo Comments
Brazil, High Profilers, Profiles

Dinaldo Wanderley, politician

Dinaldo Medeiros Wanderley, better known simply as Dinaldo Wanderley, was a Brazilian Politician, Lawyer and Economist from the state of Paraíba. He died of Covid-19 on May 24, 2020 Born in June 20, 1950 in Patos. Wanderley was the son of Dinamérico Wanderley de Sousa, a Notary and Haydée Medeiros Wanderley, a Teacher. Graduated in Economics at Fundação Francisco Mascarenhas in 1975. Graduated in Law at Federal University of Paraíba in 1980. In 1996, he was elected Mayor of his birth city of Patos. His term lasted from 1997 to 2000. In 2000, he was reelected Mayor of Patos and remained from 2001 to 2004. In 2006, Wanderley was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Paraíba. He remained im power from 2007 to 201...
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KerimKoca, Emergency Medical Technician
25May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, Turkey

KerimKoca, Emergency Medical Technician

KerimKoca – an Emergency Medical Technician at Eldivan 112 AcilSevis Station, Cankiri, Turkey – passed away on 24 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Koca was 37 years old. Koca, who previously had a heart condition, could not overcome the treatment process with the corona virus, and that the virus passed away from heart failure by triggering the heart disease. Source: CANKARI POSTASI Please help us in adding details.
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The New York Times’ tribute to US victims of Covid-19
24May By Web TeamNo Comments
News, Profiles, United States

The New York Times’ tribute to US victims of Covid-19

As the Covid-19 death toll nears 100,000 victims in the United States, The New York Times listed 1,000 people’s names on its front page in May 24 edition. The newspaper’s first two pages display a sprawling list of obituaries that represent only 1% of the nearly 100,000 deaths. The entries list victims’ names, ages, where they were from and sometimes their job, a hobby they enjoyed or a fact about them. “Numbers alone cannot possibly measure the impact of the coronavirus on America, whether it is the numbers of patients treated, jobs interrupted or lives cut short. As the country nears a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths attributed to the virus, The New York Times scoured obituaries and death notices of the victims. The 1,000 people here reflect just 1 percent of of the...
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Dr Jitendra Nath Pande, professor
24May By Web TeamNo Comments
India, Medics, Profiles

Dr Jitendra Nath Pande, professor

Jitendra Nath Pande or J. N. Pande ‑ Professor & Head of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Studies (AIIMS) – passed away after contracting Covid-19 virus on 23 May 2020. He was working as Senior Consultant (Medicine) at Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research, New Delhi. Pande was born in Shikohabad, India, to Shri Madan Mohan Pande and Smt. Kamla Devi Pande. His parents were from Uttar Pradesh. He was younger brother of Prof. Gyan N Pande, Emeritus Professor, Swansea University and President, International Centre for Computational Engineering. Pande obtained both his MBBS in 1963 and MD (Medicine) in 1966 degrees from AIIMS, New Delhi. Pande specialised in Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology. He treated many famous personalities fro...
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Charan Jeet Singh, businessman
24May By Web TeamNo Comments
India, Neighbors, Profiles

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...
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Dr Amro Abed, Professor
23May By Web TeamNo Comments
Egypt, Medics, Profiles

Dr Amro Abed, Professor

Dr Amro Abed, a Professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology at Alexandria University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Please help us in adding details.  
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Ugur Ertugrul, Surgeon
23May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, Turkey

Ugur Ertugrul, Surgeon

Ugur Ertugrul – a General Surgeron at Avcilar Government Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey – passed away on 22 May, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Ugur was 60 years old. Source: Milliyet Please help us in adding details.
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Hugo Ryckeboer, dialectologist
22May By Web TeamNo Comments
Belgium, Noteworthy, Profiles

Hugo Ryckeboer, dialectologist

Hugo Ryckeboer ‑ a Belgian West Flemish dialectologist who specialized in French Flemish dialects – died of Covid-19 on 21 May 2020. Ryckeboer was born in Veurne and grew up in Izenberge. After doing secondary education in Veurne (1948-1954), he studied Germaanse filologie at universities of KU Leuven and Ghent University between 1954 and 1959. Ryckeboer was a highschool teacher until 1970. After that he did research work at the (now called), Meertens Institute. He was involved with making Atlas van de Nederlandse Klankontwikkeling (ANKO), and was responsible for the Flemish language area. In 1972 Ryckeboer became editor at the Woordenboek van de Vlaamse Dialecten. He did research into dialects in French Flanders with a tape recorder. Between 1976 and 1984 he worked at th...
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