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30Jun

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Kenya, Noteworthy, Profiles

Elisha Juma, Bishop

Elisha Juma, the Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG) Tudor bishop, died from Covid-19 on June 29 at Mombasa Hospital. His death came barely three months after the cleric’s eldest son died of the same disease in the US. The family said he had been admitted to the hospital for some time over high blood pressure and diabetes. The family was still coming to terms with the death of the bishop’s son Peter Juma, 35, who died in the United States on March 28. He had worked as a paramedic at St Catherine of Siena Hospital and last visited Kenya over the Christmas period last year. Close family members said the bishop had expressed hope that the remains of his son were buried at a place the family could have an opportunity to pay their final respects after the pandemic. According to the family’s...

Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, Defence Secretary

29Jun

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Bangladesh, High Profilers, Profiles

Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, Defence Secretary

Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury, the Defence Secretary of Bangladesh, passed away on the morning of June 29, 2020, due to COVID-19. He was 57 years old. He was undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka, where he was admitted on May 29. He was later shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on June 6 and then placed on life support on June 18 as his condition worsened, reported DNA. According to reports citing Bangladesh Additional Secretary Md Mahmud-ul-Haque, the Defence Secretary suffered a heart attack at 8:45 AM on June 29, 2020, and breathed his last at 9:30 AM. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her condolences at the senior defence official's death. Chowdhury had joined the Ministry of Defence earlier in January this year. Prior to that, he...

29Jun

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Sanjay Dobal, cricketer

Sanjay Dobal, a well-known club cricketer and former Delhi U-23 support staff, died on the morning of June 29, 2020, after failing to recover from COVID-19 infection. Dobal was 53 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons - elder Siddhant, who plays first-class cricket for Rajasthan and younger Ekansh, who made his debut for Delhi U-23 side. Dobal was suffering from severe pneumonia and had to go through four tests and only after three weeks did he test positive for the coronavirus, reported India Today. "Sanjay Dobal's untimely death is devastating news for the cricketing world," Vinod Tihara, DDCA Secretary said in a statement. "On behalf of the DDCA, I extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences on the irreparable loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with the grieving family...

29Jun

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Captain Harry Subramaniam, seafarer

Captain Harry Subramaniam, one of the most influential people in Indian seafarer training circles, died on June 29, 2020. from Covid-19. Tributes have been paid all day to Captain Harry Subramaniam, whose eight books on seafaring served as a cornerstone in Indian maritime education for decades. Subramaniam was born in 1942 in Ootacamund in the Nilagiri Hills of south India. He went to sea for much of the 1960s, before returning ashore determined to shake up the maritime education scene. During Subramaniam’s early days as a lecturer at the L.B.S. Nautical College, his mother, Vijaya, saw his dismay as he had to refer to one book for instruments, another for coding and decoding weather reports, another for tropical meteorology and yet another for temperate latitude weather, all just to t...

29Jun

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High Profilers, Nigeria, Profiles

Nasir Ajanah, judge

Nasir Ajana ‑ a Nigerian judge who served as the Chief Judge of Kogi State – passed away at a COVID isolation centre in Gwagwalada on 28 June 2020. Ajana was born in Okene Local Government Area in Kogi State to MJ Fari Ajanah. Ajana received early education at the Native Authority (Central) Primary School, Okene between 1962 and 1968. In 1969, he enrolled in Federal Government College, Keffi and graduated in 1973. In 1974, Ajana enrolled in the same college for a Higher School Certificate (HSC) finishing in 1975. Ajana earned LLB from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He attended Nigerian Law School and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Ajana's legal career started at the Kwara State Ministry of ...

29Jun

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Neighbors, Philippines, Profiles, United States

John Eric Swing, community leader

John Eric Swing ‑ a leader in Los Angeles’ Historic Filipinotown who had worked with multiple community organizations serving the Filipino American community – died on June 28, 2020, of COVID-19 complications. He was 48. He was the executive director of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), which is dedicated to Filipino American empowerment. Swing was appointed after a yearlong nationwide search. He was excited to work on the redevelopment of SIPA’s headquarters, which looked to include a small-business center, community space and a cultural center. The project was years in the making, and Swing had hoped to see it through. He had been a staff member at SIPA since 2015 and formed close relationships with coworkers. Eddy M. Gana Jr., who serves as SIPA’s mental health counselor,...

28Jun

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India, Medics, Profiles

Dr Lokesh Gupta, general physician

Dr Lokesh Gupta ‑ a 60-year-old general physician who ran his own clinic in Gautam Budh Nagar’s Dadri ‑ succumbed to Covid-19 the morning of June 28, 2020. Dr Lokesh Gupta was rushed to Yashoda Hospital in Ghaziabad’s Nehru Nagar on June 22, 2020, and his Covid-19 result came positive on June 24, 2020. Dr Sangeeta Garg, medical superintendent of Yashoda Hospital, said, “Dr Lokesh came to the hospital on June 22 afternoon with high-grade fever, breathlessness and cyanosis (blue skin due to lack of oxygen). His Covid-19 test was done and his test result came positive. At 9.59 am Sunday (June 28, 2020), he passed away.” Dr Lokesh studied medicine at S N Medical College, Agra, and is survived by his wife, and their two children. The couple’s daughte...

28Jun

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India, Medics, Profiles

Dr Sayeed Ahmad Ali, Unani practitioner

Dr Sayeed Ahmad Ali, a Noida resident and a Unani practitioner, died on June 28, from coronavirus complications. He was admitted at Fortis Hospital, Noida, on June 7 and was kept on ventilator for 15 days, according to hospital authorities and close relatives of the victim. The hospital has given a bill of over Rs14 lakh to the kin of a Covid victim who was admitted at the facility for 20 days. The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration has said that it will look into the matter. The family took possession of the body on June 29 against a legal declaration on a Rs10 stamp paper to pay the negotiated amount, one of the relatives said. The hospital gave a bill of over Rs14 lakh to the grieving family, which was later revised to Rs10.2 lakh after the insurance covered Rs4...

Filipina dies in UAE after delivering premature baby

28Jun

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Neighbors, Philippines, Profiles, Sad But True, United Arab Emirates

Filipina dies in UAE after delivering premature baby

UAE doctors helped a Filipino mom deliver her infant of seven months after the mother had been in a critical condition due to complications brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 28-year-old Grace Joy Tiglao had been intubated as she had severe breathing problems and decided with the help of UAE specialists to undergo a cesarian procedure in order to save her baby, as per reports from GMA News. Following the successful delivery at 10:30 pm of May 23, Grace Joy died seven hours later at around 5:30 am on May 24 due to cardiac arrest. Tiglao’s husband Joseph, who also tested positive for COVID-19 a month prior, had recently been declared COVID-19 free as of June 27 after testing negative for the coronavirus twice in a row. He recalled that his wife wished t...

28Jun

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High Profilers, Philippines, Profiles

Antonio Cuenco, politician

Antonio "Tony" Veloso Cuenco ‑ a Filipino politician who served as a council member for the 2nd District of the Cebu City Council – died of Covid-19 on June 27, 2020. He also served as the Secretary-General of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) from 2010 to 2013 and as representative of the 2nd District of Cebu City in the House of Representatives. Born on March 26, 1936, to a well-known family in Cebu, the Cuenco family, "Tony" was the son of former Gov. Manuel Cuenco and Milagros Veloso-Cuenco, the grandnephew of former Rep. Miguel Cuenco (5th district), and the grandson of the former Senate President, Mariano Jesús Cuenco. He was married to former congresswoman (2nd district), Nancy Roa-Cuenco with four children; Cebu City Counc...