Profiles – Page 40

9May

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Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Jaime Leyte Martínez, Anaesthesiologist

Jaime Leyte Martínez – an Anaesthesiologist at Hospital General Palenque, Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico – passed away on 8 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Source: Gabriela Coutino Please help us in adding details.

9May

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Rosa Luna, Nursing Assistant

Rosa Luna – a Nursing Assistant at Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California – passed away on 8 May 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Luna was 67 years old. Coworkers said Luna kept working during the pandemic, even though she sometimes worried about the spread of the coronavirus. “Riverside Community Hospital is devastated by this loss. Rosa Luna was part of this hospital for the better part of 25 years and served as a Certified Nursing Assistant and more recently in our Environmental Services Department,” the hospital said in the statement. Source: Ktla 5 Please help us in adding details.

Carlos Alberto Mendoza Peña, Internal Medicine specialist

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Carlos Alberto Mendoza Peña, Internal Medicine specialist

Carlos Alberto Mendoza Peña – an Internal Medicine, Chief of Service, Chief of Transplants Division at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 71, Chalco, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 9 May 2020. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.

9May

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Mexico, Neighbors, Profiles

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.

9May

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Brazil, High Profilers, Profiles

Dr Vicente André Gomes, Politician

Vicente André Gomes a Brazilian politician and physician with a specialization in cardiology from the state of Pernambuco died on May 8, 2020, at the age of 68 after almost 3 weeks of hospitalization due to complications brought on by COVID-19. Son of Geanny and Moacyr André Gomes. Gomes went to medical school at the Fundação de Ensino Superior de Pernambuco, graduated in 1978 and later finished his specialization in Cardiology at the Federal University of Pernambuco. During his medical career, Gomes worked at various well known hospitals in Recife, such as Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Recife and Hospital dos Servidores do Estado de Pernambuco from 1979 to 1981. In 1985, Gomes decided to pursue a career into politics and at the same year he was elected as one of the members of the Mun...

9May

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Brazil, Noteworthy, Profiles

Jesus Chediak, artist & journalist

Jesus Chediak ‑ a Brazilian actor, film director, film producer, journalist, and theatre director – passed away after contracting Covid-19 virus on May 8, 2020. During his cinematic career, Chediak was responsible for six feature films, working at various functios such as, actor, diretor, producer and writer. Aside from his career in cinema, he also worked as a professor at Federal University of Bahia. In 2017, he was apointed Casa França-Brasil's new director. At the time of his death, Chediak held the post of Cultural manager of the Associação Brasileira de Imprensa. Chediak was married to journalist Glória Chediak. The couple had four kids. He had two brothers, Braz ...

9May

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Medics, Peru, Profiles

Dr Alberto Acuña Fernández, surgeon

Dr Alberto Acuña Fernández, a general surgeon, died of coronavirus almost two weeks of being admitted to Hospital III in Iquitos, Peru. Acuña, 62, worked for more than 10 years in the surgery department of the sanatorium. Source: El Comercio Please help us in adding details.

9May

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Ghana, Medics, Profiles

Mad Sophia Addo, Nurse

Mad Sophia Addo, Nurse Mad Sophia Addo, 54, a Nurse at Ghana Manganese Company Hospital in Western Region of Ghana, passed away due to COVID-19 on May 8, 2020. The statement signed by the regional secretary of the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives’ Association stated, “Madam Sophia reported sick on the 6th of May 2020 and returned home after treatment. She returned the following day with worsening health condition and started exhibiting signs of COVID-19…Samples were taken and before the result came, she passed away on the night of 8th May 2020. However, the result came out positive for COVID-19.” The deceased is said to have had underlying health conditions including asthma and hypertension. Source: Ghana Web Please help us in adding detail...

Martín “El Negro” Belman, Janitorial staff

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Martín “El Negro” Belman, Janitorial staff

Martín "El Negro" Belman - a Janitorial and Environmental Services staff at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 3, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on May 9, 2020. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details. (Pix available)

8May

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Brazil, Noteworthy, Profiles

Ciro Pessoa, singer-songwriter

Ciro Pessoa Mendes Corrêa Ciro Pessoa Mendes Corrêa, also known by his Dharma name Tenzin Chöpel, died on May 5, 2020, after contracting COVID-19 while being treated for cancer. He was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, screenwriter, journalist, writer and poet, famous for being one of the founding members of the influential rock band Titãs and for his later work with pioneering post-punk/gothic rock band Cabine C. He also formed numerous other short-lived and lesser known projects in the late 1980s/early to mid-1990s before beginning a solo career in 2003. Ciro Pessoa was born in São Paulo on June 12, 1957. When he was seven years old, he learned how to play the classical guitar. At the age of 12, he began to perform in music festivals around the city. As a t...