Romeo Gregorio "Greg" Macasaet III – an Anesthesiologist at Manila Doctors Hospital, Manila, Philippines – passed away on 22 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Romeo was 62 years old.
Manila Doctors Hospital honored him as a “brave man [and] one of the best anesthesiologists in the country.”
“No words can convey the depth of our sadness as we lost not just a doctor but a friend, colleague, co-worker, father, and husband,” they said.
The University of the Philippines-College of Medicine in Manila also mourned the “loss of a brave man who, along with other health workers, risked his life to save patients afflicted with COVID-19.”
Source: Rappler