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Koos van den Berg, politician
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Koos van den Berg, politician

Jacobus Teunis "Koos" van den Berg –a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) – died on 21 April 2020 in Nunspeet due to complications of COVID-19, at the age of 77. Born in The Hague, he served as a member of the House of Representatives from 3 June 1986 to 23 May 2002.
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David Martin, Paramedic
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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David Martin, Paramedic

David Martin – a Paramedic at American Medical Response, Natchez, Mississippi – passed away on 22 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. AMR Southwest Mississippi posted about Martin’s death on Facebook, saying he gave the ultimate sacrifice. “It was not his intent to sacrifice his life for others,” the post read. "It was his job, his career, and his way of life." Source: WLOX Please help us in adding details.
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Gerson dos Santos Peres, politician
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Gerson dos Santos Peres, politician

Gerson dos Santos Peres a Brazilian politician, lawyer and journalist from the state of Pará died in Belém from COVID-19. Gerson Peres was a lawyer by formation after finishing his law degree at Federal University of Pará, however outside of his political career he worked mostly as a journalists, employed by well known local newspapers such as O Liberal and A Província do Pará. As a politician, his first public position was as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Pará, which he held from 1955 to 1979. In 1978, Peres was indirectly elected Vice Governor of Pará, took office in 1979 and finished his tenure in 1983. In 1982, he was elected member of the Chamber of Deputies representing his birth state of Pará and after 4 consecutive successful reelections he remained a deputy...
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Medhat Atalla, Consultant Geriatrician
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Medhat Atalla, Consultant Geriatrician

Medhat Atalla – a Consultant Geriatrician at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on April 22, 2020. Medhat Atalla was 62 years old. In a joint statement, Dr Tim Noble, Medical Director, and Richard Parker OBE, Chief Executive at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, said: “It is with immense sadness that we inform you that our colleague, Dr Medhat Atalla, has passed away following treatment for Covid-19 at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. “Dr Atalla became a full-time member of our Trust in 2014, when he was appointed as a Consultant Geriatrician on our Gresley Unit. We were fortunate to have worked with him for many years prior to this, since his arrival in the United Kingdom in the ...
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Sharon Bamford, Nurse
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Sharon Bamford, Nurse

Sharon Bamford – an Oncology Nurse at Singleton Hospital, Swansea, Wales – passed away on 22 April, 2020 due to COVID-19. Sharon was 63 years old. "Warm, caring and dedicated" Sharon Bamford, who worked at Swansea's Singleton Hospital, was the eighth Welsh NHS worker to die with the virus. She died at Morriston Hospital on Tuesday. Her death came just days after her 73-year-old husband Malcolm died in the same intensive care unit. "Sharon was highly thought of by all the patients," said Singleton Hospital director Jan Worthing. She added Mrs Bamford was also "loved by her colleagues and friends within the team". Mrs Bamford had worked at the hospital for "many years", and in the haematology and oncology ward since...
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Dilva Barbosa de Oliveira, Nurse
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Dilva Barbosa de Oliveira, Nurse

Dilva Barbosa de Oliveira –  a Nurse at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual "Francisco Morato de Oliveira" (HSPE-FMO), São Paulo, Brazil – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Dilva was 56 years old. Dilva Barbosa de Oliveira did all she could to save her patients. Then one day, the nurse’s body started to ache. Ms. Barbosa de Oliveira, grew fatigued, as a fever spiked. She had trouble urinating, started coughing and lost her sense of taste and smell. Gasping for breath, she was rushed to the Employees of São Paulo State Hospital where she worked, this time as a patient in intensive care. She tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Wall Street Journal Please help us in adding details.
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Angie Cunningham, Nurse
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Angie Cunningham, Nurse

Angie Cunningham – a Nurse at NHS Borders, Melrose, Scotland – passed away on 22 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Angie was 60 years old. Angie Cunningham, worked with NHS Borders for more than 30 years. People lined the route of the funeral cortege through her home village of Tweedbank before staff stood in tribute outside Borders General Hospital. They burst into applause as the hearse carrying Ms Cunningham passed by on its way to the private service. A floral tribute was laid by funeral director Awdri Doyle on behalf of the family at a shrine which has been set up in her memory in front of the hospital's chaplaincy centre. Source: BBC News Please help us in adding details.
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Gastão Dias Júnior, Physician
23Apr By Web TeamNo Comments
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Gastão Dias Júnior, Physician

Gastão Dias Júnior – a Physician, Paediatrics at Hospital da Unimed, BalneárioCamboriú, Brazil – passed away on 22 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Gastao was 51 years old. The cause of death was coronavirus, informed the municipal administration, the unit management and the Regional Council of Medicine (CRM-SC). The case has not yet been confirmed by the state government as being due to the infection. The doctor was hospitalized on March 29 and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) the next day, and his only risk factor was overweight, said the director of the hospital, Mário Gonçalves Silva. In Balneário Camboriú, the pediatrician worked at the Municipal Hospital Ruth Cardoso. He also wor...
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