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Dr Laxminarayan Reddy, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dr Laxminarayan Reddy, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Laxminarayan Reddy, from Nellore, Andhra Pradesh Dr Laxminarayan Reddy on April 4 opened a new hospital where he admitted a patient for surgery. Dr Reddy's contacts could not come to his rescue, once he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Reports said that even ambulance drivers had refused to shift him to Chennai. He was in the Apollo Hospital's ICU for the last 5 days.
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Dr Nizamuddin, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dr Nizamuddin, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh on April 20 witnessed the first death of a doctor due to COVID-19 in Moradabad. Dr Nizamuddin, who had succumbed to the deadly coronavirus in the city of brass, had tested positive for the virus on April 10. The deceased doctor was posted at Tajpur Primary Health Centre (PHC). After testing positive for the deadly virus, he was admitted to the isolation ward of Tirthankar Medical University (TMU) in the city. The condition of Dr Nizamuddin continued to deteriorate soon after he got the virus. He was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on April 11 and subsequently put on a life support system. His condition worsened after he suffered a cardiac arrest on late on Sunday night. The doctor died on the morning of April 20.
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Dr John L. Sailo Ryntathiang, Shillong
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Dr John L. Sailo Ryntathiang, Shillong

Dr John L. Sailo Ryntathiang, 69, died in Shillong due to Covid-19 on April 15, the first death in the state of Meghalaya. Six of his family members have also tested positive for the coronavirus. Dr Sailo, who completed his MBBS from AMC Dibrugarh and his MD in medicine from AIIMS, New Delhi, was well-known in Shillong as the owner of the Bethany Hospital. He had tested positive for Covid-19 in Shillong on April 13.
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Dr Simon Hercules, Chennai
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Dr Simon Hercules, Chennai

Dr Simon Hercules, Managing Director, New Hope Hospital, Chennai Dr Simon Hercules, the Managing Director of New Hope Hospital in Chennai had passed away on Sunday, after contracting COVID-19 in early April. The neurosurgeon was on duty when he himself succumbed to the dreaded coronavirus. When his body was brought to the Velangadu cemetery in Ayanavaram, his family and friends had to face violence from the residents.
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Dr Abdulghani Taki Makki, Italy
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dr Abdulghani Taki Makki, Italy

Dr Abdulghani Taki Makki, 79, Dentist, Italy Dr. Abdulghani Makki, 79, was a Dentist and children’s book author from Sant’Elpidio a Mare, Italy. He died from Covid-19 on March 24, 2020. Born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1941, Makki was not only known as a doctor but also as a cultural pillar in his local community in Sant’Elpidio a Mare, in Italy’s Marche region. “He was a symbol of cultural integration, his tales will be his legacy,” said his friend Corrado Virgili, who last saw him on March 2. After studying medicine and surgery in Italy, he had planned to return to Syria. But he fell in love with an Italian woman and had called Italy home since 1961. Makki specialised in reanimation as well as paediatrics, and later dentistry. He helped his eldest daughter Leila open and run a f...
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Dr Sanat Dalal, Indore
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Dr Sanat Dalal, Indore

Dr Sanat Dalal, 79-year-old surgeon, passed away  after suffering from Covid-19. He was a soft-hearted, convivial personality who was known to go out of his way to offer charity medical services in the fields of Urology, Gynecology, Piles and Ano-Rectal Diseases. Everyday Dr. Dalal used to handle charity cases of sick people who couldn’t afford to pay for an operation. He operated more than 100,000 patients free of cost. He established a 400 beded super-speciality Charitable hospital in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. He was a trustee of Shiv Kothi Ashram,MP, India which offers Food, Education and Hospitality to the needy and poor people free of cost.
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Dr Om Prakash Chauhan, Indore
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Dr Om Prakash Chauhan, Indore

Dr. Om Prakash Chauhan, a general physician, died on April 3 in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. He ran a private clinic in Indore's Marimata Chauraha area and had tested positive for the virus three days ago. He was admitted to Aurobindo Hospital and was on ventilator support.
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Paul Kabasele, Ophthalmologist
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
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Paul Kabasele, Ophthalmologist

Paul Kabasele – an Ophthalmologist at Croydon University Hospital, London, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 4 May 2020. David Probert, chief executive of Moorfields Eye Hospital, said: “Paul was a much-loved member of the Moorfields family. Through the past decade, he provided an exceptional level of care to his patients. He was incredibly hardworking, kind, gentle and a joy to work with. He will be sorely missed by many and his death is a huge loss to us all. Our thoughts are with Paul’s family and friends at this incredibly difficult and heart-breaking time.” Source: Moorfields Eye Hospital Please help us in adding details.
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