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28Jun

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India, Medics, Profiles

Dr Aseem Gupta, anaesthetist

Dr Aseem Gupta ‑ an anaesthetist in the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash hospital that has been declared a COVID-19 hospital – succumbed to Covid-19 on the morning of June 28, 2020. The 56-year-old doctor was being treated at Max hospital in Saket for past two weeks. His condition deteriorated late on Saturday (June 27, 2020) and he died few hours later, NDTV quote officials as saying. Dr Gupta is survived by his wife and two sons. His wife had also got infected with COVID-19 but she recovered a few days ago. One of his son is pursuing graduation in Engineering, while the other is a studying medicine. NDTV

27Jun

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Bangladesh, Neighbors, Profiles

Atiar Rahman, policeman

Atiar Rahman, a Bangladeshi policeman who was infected with Covid-19, died at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka on the night of June 27, 2020. Atiar Rahman, a constable of Manikganj district police, breathed his last around 10:00pm on June 27, 2020. He joined the force on November 26, 1984. He left behind his wife, two daughters, and a host of relatives to mourn his death. His body was sent to his village home in Faridpur for burial. The Daily Star

Couple married for 53 years dies while holding hands

27Jun

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Neighbors, Profiles, Sad But True, United States

Couple married for 53 years dies while holding hands

Together in life and together in death, a pair of high school sweethearts from Texas who had been married for 53 years died from coronavirus side-by-side, holding hands. Son Tim Tarpley says his parents, Curtis and Betty Tarpley, were both diagnosed with COVID-19 at the same time in June. His mother was admitted to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth shortly before his father, and she declined faster. “My mom called me and said, ‘Hey, I want to let you know I’m ready to go.’ And I yelled and screamed,” Tim Tarpley said. He then called his dad, who was on a different floor of the hospital. “He said, ‘How’s your mom?’ I said, ‘Well, she’s not good. She may not make it past tomorrow.’ It...

27Jun

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High Profilers, Pakistan, Profiles

Syed Munawar Hasan, politician

Syed Munawar Hasan ‑ a Pakistani politician and the former Ameer (President) of Jamaat-e-Islami political party – died on 26 June 2020 from coronavirus complications. He served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1977. He died on 26 June 2020 after prolonged illness. Munawar Hasan was born in Delhi, British India on 5 August 1941. At the time of the partition of India, he migrated with his family and settled in Karachi. He obtained a Master's degree in sociology in 1963, and in Islamic Studies in 1966 from the University of Karachi. Munawar Hasan joined the National Students Federation, a student group, and was elected its president in 1959. The real change appeared in his life when he came closer to the activists of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Pakistan ...

27Jun

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Neighbors, Profiles, United States

Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, teacher

Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd ‑ a longtime Arizona elementary school teacher ‑ died on June 26, 2020, of coronavirus after sharing a summer classroom with two other teachers who also fell ill with the disease. Kimberley Chavez Lopez Byrd, Jena Martinez-Inzunza and Angela Skillings were teaching Hayden Winkelman Unified School District's virtual summer school to kindergarten, first-grade and second-grade students from the same classroom. Lopez Byrd got sick in early June but was told she had a sinus infection, which was not odd for her, Lopez Byrd's son, Luke, told NBC News. She kept working, but she also kept feeling worse and was finally encouraged by her daughter to go to the hospital. On June 13, Lopez Byrd tested positive for COVID-19. The next day she wa...

Dying COVID-19 patient slams hospital’s negligence

26Jun

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India, Neighbors, Profiles, Sad But True

Dying COVID-19 patient slams hospital’s negligence

A selfie video of 34-year-old V Ravi Kumar, who succumbed to Covid-19 at a government hospital in Hyderabad, alleges that he was not given oxygen support even after he complained of breathlessness, media reports said. The incident that took place on June 26, 2020 and the video had surfaced on social media and by June 28, 2020, had sparked outrage among social media users, reported ANI. In the selfie video the man is heard saying that he is struggling to breathe as his ventilator had been removed. “They have removed ventilator and have not been responding to my plea for the last three hours to provide oxygen support. My heart has stopped and only lungs are working, but I am unable to breathe, daddy. Bye daddy. Bye all, bye daddy," the man said in the short video selfie, which he had sen...

Couple dies from Covid-19 within 4 days of each other

26Jun

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India, Neighbors, Profiles, Sad But True

Couple dies from Covid-19 within 4 days of each other

A Thane couple succumbed to Covid-19 within four days of each other. Shabana Banu (43) died on June 26, four days after her husband Usman Badshah Shaikh’s death in Kalsekar hospital in Kausa. Their family claims when they refused to take away her body suspecting medical negligence, the hospital offered them Rs 5,000. The couple suffered from low oxygen saturation levels. The hospital has been facing issues with regular oxygen supply since several days. On Monday, it was forced to cut down bed strength from 126 to 70 to compensate for lack of oxygen. Most Covid-19 patients require high pressure oxygen support. The couple’s 17-year-old son, who was in Pune since the lockdown began in March, returned after his father’s death on June 22. “He has gone silent....

26Jun

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High Profilers, Nigeria, Profiles

Abiola Ajimobi, politician

Isiaka Abiola Adeyemi Ajimobi – a Nigerian senator – died from Covid-19 on June 25, 2020. Born on the 16th of December 1949, he was from Oyo State, south-western Nigeria. He was formerly the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Oil and Chemical Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Shell Petroleum, Nigeria. He left the oil sector in 2002 after 26 years of meritorious service and was elected in 2003 as a Senator of the Republic of Nigeria representing Oyo South Senatorial District on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). After one term in the senate, he contested in 2007 for the governorship seat of Oyo state under the banner of the All Nigeria People's Party, a bid which he lost. He contested again in the April 2011 gubernat...

25Jun

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High Profilers, India, Profiles

Tamonash Ghosh, politician

Tamonash Ghosh, India’s Trinamool Congress legislator, passed away on June 24, 2020, due to Covi-19-related complications. Ghosh, who tested positive for COVID-19, was undergoing treatment at a private health facility in Kolkata. The 60-year-old three-time MLA is survived by wife and two daughters. Mr. Ghosh represented Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. “Very, very sad. Tamonash Ghosh, three-time MLA from Falta & party treasurer since 1998 had to leave us today. Been with us for over 35 years, he was dedicated to the cause of the people & party. He contributed much through his social work,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Ms Banerjee took to Twitter to express her condolences and said that the party le...

25Jun

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India, Neighbors, Profiles

Bhagwati Yadav, street vendor

Bhagwati Yadav ‑ a street-side vendor selling pani puris in India’s south Mumbai for nearly 46 years ‑ died of COVID-19 around a month ago. His death, however, came to light recently when residents of Napean Sea Road started a fundraising campaign to help the family of their beloved pani puri wala. Yadav was popularly known as "Bisleri pani puri wala" in and around south Mumbai for he used bottled water for preparing the popular snack. "For 46 years, Yadavji always put our health first by serving "Bisleri" pani puri. And his generosity knew no bounds as he would never shy away from handing out "Ek extra puri," a statement on the crowdsourcing platform Ketto read. The fundraising drive, aimed at collecting Rs5 lakh in 42 days, has a...