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8Jun

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Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Lynika Strozier, scientist

Lynika Strozier ‑ an American scientist whose efforts to overcome a learning disability were described as inspirational – succumbed to the Covid 19 on June 7, 2020 at just 35 years of age. Strozier was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but moved to Chicago, with her mother, when she was a toddler. Strozier's mother was a drug addict, who was not able to care for her properly, and her grandmother raised her from age 6. She was diagnosed with learning disabilities at age 8, that profoundly affected both reading and math. According to The Chicago Tribune "when she read aloud, it was in such a halting manner that it sometimes sounded like she was gasping for breath." Her grandmother recounts being advised that Lynika's disability was so profound she shou...

8Jun

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India, Neighbors, Profiles

Shivaji Mishra, teacher

Shivaji Mishra, an English teacher at a government school in Kalyan Niwas, died of Covid-19 on June 7, 2020. Mishra, 48, was also working at a food distribution centre. His son Piyush Mishra said that his father developed symptoms of Covid-19 around June 1. “On June 2 his condition worsened and we took him to a private hospital in Mandoli. He tested positive for Covid last Thursday, following which the hospital asked us to shift him to a Covid designated hospital. We shifted him to Safdurjaung hospital on Friday, where he was shifted to ICU. He succumbed on Sunday (June 7, 2020),” he said.

7Jun

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Germany, Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Dietmar Seyferth, professor

Dietmar Seyferth ‑ an emeritus professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – succumbed to Covid-19 on June 6, 2020. He published widely on topics in organometallic chemistry and was the founding editor of the journal Organometallics. Seyferth was born in 1929 in Chemnitz, Germany and received his college education at the University of Buffalo. His PhD thesis dealt with main group chemistry under the mentorship of Eugene G. Rochow at Harvard. He spent his entire academic career at MIT, focusing initially on organophosphorus, organosilicon, and organomercury chemistry. He also contributed to organocobalt chemistry and organoiron chemistry, e.g. the popularization of Fe2S2(CO)6. He died on Saturday, June 6, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19....

6Jun

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Brazil, Noteworthy, Profiles

Carlos Lessa, economist

Carlos Francisco Theodoro Machado Ribeiro de Lessa, better known as Carlos Lessa was a Brazilian economist and professor. He died from Covid-19 on June 5, 2020. Born in July 30, 1936 in Rio de Janeiro to a wealthy family, Lessa studied at private schools in his native city. In 1959, he graduated in economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and later got a Master's degree at Conselho Nacional de Economia. In 1980 he finished his doctor's degree in Human sciences at University of Campinas. Lessa worked as a professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the Rio Branco Institute, the Brazilian diplomatic graduate school. In 2002, Lessa was elected Rector of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. It was his post for a brief period of time betw...

5Jun

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Pakistan, Profiles, United Arab Emirates

Amad Uddin, PRO

Amad Uddin, who was working as PRO with Dubai's Al Rais Group, passed away on June 5 after suffering from Covid-19 in the United Arab Emirates.Hailing from Khas Dir in Pakistan, this University of Karachi alumni was admitted to a hospital in Dubai after being diagonsed with coronavirus. His wife, as per a social media post on May 16, 2020, by a relative, had also tested Covid-19 positive.On his Facebook page, Mian Mujahid Shah writes, "My beloved Mama jee, Amad Uddin, left for his havenly abode this evening at a hospital in Dubai. The martyred soul fought COVID-19 bravely till the very end. He was the person who not only cared for his family but all who sought his help. The departed soul was one of those very few who could not see anyone in trouble and was always the first one to lend ...

5Jun

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Anil Suri, movie producer

Bollywood producer Anil Suri ‑ who had backed films like Raaj Kumar-Rekha starrer Karmayogi and Raaj Tilak ‑ passed away due to coronavirus on June 4, 2020. He was 77. Anil’s brother, film producer Rajiv Suri, said he had fever on June 2 but his condition worsened the next day with breathlessness. “He was rushed to the top hospitals, Lilavati and Hinduja, but both denied him a bed,” Rajiv claimed. “He was then taken to Advanced Multispeciality Hospital on Wednesday (June 3) night. He had COVID-19. On Thursday (June 4) evening, they said something is amiss and he was put on ventilator. He died around 7:00 pm,” Rajiv told PTI. Last rites of Anil were held on June 5, 2020, at Oshiwara cremation ground with four close family members attending it wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)....

5Jun

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Brazil, Noteworthy, Profiles

Dulce Nunes, actress

Dulce Pinto Bressane aka Dulce Nunes or Dulce Bressane ‑ a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter of the genre MPB – died on June 4, 2020 after suffering from Covid-19. As a singer-songwriter, Nunes released three studio albums between 1964 and 1968, one of them alongside Carlos Lyra. She also collaborated as special guest in several albums by her then husband Egberto Gismonti. Outside her musical career, Nunes also ventured into cinema, acting in four Feature films between 1949 and 1967. Nunes was also an architect and owned Bressane Arquitetura & Interiores, an architecture firm in Rio de Janeiro. Nunes was married two times. First to pianist Bené Nunes breaking up in 1965 and later to fellow musician Egberto Gismonti between 1968-76. Nunes died in ...

5Jun

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Aslam Baba, self-styled godman

Aslam Baba -- a self-styled godman in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam who reportedly “kissed” the hands of devotees to “cure” them of Covid-19– died on June 4, 2020 from its infection. Reports suggest that he not only ended his own life but also allegedly infected some others. Aslam Baba had tested positive for the novel coronavirus on 3 June, and died a day later, reported The Print. Ratlam Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Tiwari reportedly said over 50 people were contact-traced after the godman’s death and put under quarantine. Nearly 150 people in the Nayapura region, where Aslam Baba resided, were also quarantined. They are currently being screened and the area has been declared a containment zone, the report pointed out. Tiwa...

4Jun

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High Profilers, Pakistan, Profiles

Shaukat Manzoor Cheema, politician

Shaukat Manzoor Cheema ‑ a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2020 – died of Covid-19 on 3 June 2020. Cheema was born on 15 January 1954 in Wazirabad. He graduated in 2005 from University of the Punjab and held a Bachelor of Arts degree. Cheema was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-104 (Gujranwala-XIV) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 41,217 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-104 (Gujranwala-XIV) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the...

4Jun

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High Profilers, Pakistan, Profiles

Mian Jamshed Uddin Kakakhel, politician

Mian Jamshed ud Din ‑ a Pakistani politician hailing from Nowshera District and belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf – succumbed to Covid-19 on 3 June 2020. He served as the Minister for Excise & Taxation in the 10th Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. On 3 June 2020 Kakakhel died from COVID-19. According to media reports, Jamshed Ud din, 65, had been undergoing treatment for several days and was on a ventilator at the Kalsoom Hospital in Islamabad.