Profiles – Page 94

13Apr

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Netherland, Noteworthy, Profiles

Kishen Bholasing, singer

Kishen Bholasing–a Surinamese-Dutch singer and percussionist – died on 12 April 2020 after Covid-19 infection. Bholasing has been called one of the best interpreters of the Baithak Gana of his era. Bholasing played the Dholak and was lead singer in the formation Kishen & Friends. He has performed in the Netherlands and Suriname, during events such as Holi and sporting events of the Surinamese Wrestling Federation. Several of Bholasing's family members were also known for making baithakgana music, including his father, Angad Bholasing, his mother, Rosie Bholasing-Jiboth, as well as his aunt, Motimala Bholasing. Around 24 March 2020, it was announced that Bholasing was infected with COVID-19. On 12 April, he died in the Academi...

13Apr

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Brazil, Medics, Profiles

Katia Kohler, Gynecologist

Katia Kohler – a Gynecologist at Santana de Parnaiba, Brazil – passed away on 12 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. “It is with great sadness that I received the news of the death of our expert professional, Dr. Katia Kohler. I leave here my gratitude for everything you did for the health of our city and I ask God to comfort the hearts of family and friends, ”said Elvis Cezar. Source:VISAO Please help us in adding details.

13Apr

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High Profilers, Profiles

Khalif Mumin Tohow, politician

Khalif Mumin Tohow ‑ a Somali politician – died on April 12, 2020 due to Covid-19. Tohow served as the state Justice Minister for Hirshabelle State, an autonomous region within Somalia, until his death in April 2020. He was also a member of the Legislative Assembly of Hirshabelle State. In November 2019, Tohow, a Somali who also held a British passport, traveled to the United Kingdom before returning to Somalia. On March 2020, he was felling sick in Jowhar, the capital of Hirshabelle State, he was sent to Mogadishu for treatment on April 7, he was later tested positive for novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on April 9, 2020. Khalif Mumin Tohow died from COVID-19 at Martini Hospital in Mogadishu on A...

13Apr

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Mexico, Neighbors, Profiles

José Lara Delgado, Administrative Staff

José Lara Delgado – an Administrative Staff at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 1, Aguascalientes, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 13 April, 2020. Jose was 56 years old. The 56-year-old man was named José Lara Delgado, who did not survive Covid-19 because he suffered from smoking, hypertension and other comorbidities. He worked as a union delegate of the General Hospital of Zone 1. Source: BI NOTICIAS Please help us in adding details.

12Apr

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Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Eduardo Martínez Etchart, Physician

Eduardo Martínez Etchart – a Physician in Tlatelolco, México – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 12 April, 2020. Eduardo was 51 years old. “ Let's take care of our health personnel , this is not a game , I lost my father today . By protocols I will not see him again , since they will not give us his body , I will not be able to watch him ”, published one of the doctor's sons on social networks. Source: Infobae Please help us in adding details.

12Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Jay Galst, Ophthalmologist

Jay Galst – an Ophthalmologist in New York City – passed away on 11 April, 2020. Source: Collectors Universe Please help us in adding details.

12Apr

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Colombia, Medics, Profiles

William Gutiérrez, Anaesthesiologist

William Gutiérrez – an Anaesthesiologist, Chief of ICU at Centro Policlínico del Olaya, Bogotá, Colombia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 12 April, 2020. William was 59 years old. Gutiérrez was an Air Force officer and worked as an anesthesiologist and intensivist at the Los Nogales Clinic and as head of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Olaya Polyclinic Center. The 59-year-old doctor had been hospitalized for several days in the ICU of the Military Hospital , where he died of pneumonia , which worsened significantly over time, caused by the new coronavirus. The Colombian Medical Federation , through a statement published on its official Twitter account, confirmed the professional's death. ...

12Apr

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Medics, Profiles, Serbia

Biljana Natic Ljumovic, OB-GYN

Biljana Natic Ljumovic – an OB-GYN in Serbia – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Biljana was 59 years old. Source: Heroes Of COVID Please help us in adding details.

12Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United Kingdom

John Horton Conway, mathematician

John Horton Conway an English mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory – died on 11 April 2020 after contracting Covid-19. He also made contributions to many branches of recreational mathematics, most notably the invention of the cellular automaton called the Game of Life. Born and raised in Liverpool, Conway spent the first half of his career at the University of Cambridge before moving to the United States, where he held the John von Neumann Professorship at Princeton University for the rest of his career. On 11 April 2020, at age 82, he died of complications from COVID-19. Conway was born on 26 December 1937 in Liverpool, the son of Cyril Horton Conway and Agnes Boyce. He became interested in math...

12Apr

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Wynn Handman, artist

Wynn Handman the Artistic Director of The American Place Theatre, which he co-founded with Sidney Lanier and Michael Tolan in 1963 died on April 11, 2020 in New York City at the age of 97 from COVID-19. His role in the theatre was to seek out, encourage, train, and present new and exciting writing and acting talent and to develop and produce new plays by living American writers. In addition, he initiated several Arts Education Programs, such as Literature to Life. Handman grew up in the Inwood neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. Handman also studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York City. He died due to complications brought on by COVID-19. He was a recipient of the 1999 Obie for Sustained Achievement; the Lucille Lortel Award for Lifetime Achieve...