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21May

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Joselito Habab, Nurse

Joselito Habab – a Nurse at Orthopedic Trauma Nurse Coordinator, Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Warrington, England – passed away on May 20, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. A statement on the hospital’s website said: “Jo was recently promoted to orthopaedic trauma nurse co-ordinator but before becoming ill, Jo was back in a key clinical education and training role keeping others safe by doing PPE training and fit testing for face masks. “He was an exemplary nurse and role model and fiercely proud of being both a nurse and a member of the WHH family. Source: Knutsford Guardian Please help us in adding details.

21May

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Michael Allieu, Nurse

Michael Allieu – an Acute Care Nurse at Homerton University Hospital, London, England – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on April 20, 2020. Michael was 53 years old. Michael had worked as a staff nurse since 2007 and was a key member of the team in the Acute Care unit. He had been in the hospital suffering from coronavirus for several days. Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust paid tribute to Michael as a “member of the Homerton family”. Ms Fletcher praised "vibrant" Michael, who was "well known and very well liked throughout the hospital". She said: "He will be greatly missed by all his colleagues both in the ACU and the wider Homerton Hospital community. "Our thoughts and condolences are w...

Josiane Zauma Ebonja Ekoli, Agency Nurse

20May

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Josiane Zauma Ebonja Ekoli, Agency Nurse

Josiane Zauma Ebonja Ekoli – an Agency Nurse at Harrogate District Hospital, Harrogate, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Josiane was 55 years old. In a tribute, her daughter Naomie said: "It meant everything to be a nurse, she's been doing it for as long as I remember - more than 30 years." Jill Foster, chief nurse at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust said: “Ms Ekoli, known as Josie, was a much-valued member of staff. Josie will be sadly missed by all her friends and colleagues at Harrogate District Hospital and our thoughts are with her family at this difficult time.” Source: The Telegraph Please help us in adding details.

20May

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Jodon Gait, Healthcare Assistant

Jodon Gait – a Healthcare Assistant at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, England- passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on May 20, 2020. Jodon was 46 years old. Source: Bromsgrove Advertiser Please help us in adding details.

20May

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Ken Nightingall, sound engineer

Ken Nightingall ‑ a British sound engineer, popularly known as Pink Shorts Boom Guy after an image surfaced in 2015 of him working as a boom operator on Star Wars and wearing only pink shorts – died on 19 May 2020 from Covid-19. He had a long career in the film industry, including many James Bond films, and was part of the sound team that won the 1978 Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Sound. Over his career, Nightingall worked on over 47 films. Among these are the James Bond films For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), and The Living Daylights (1987), as well as other popular films like Alfie (1966), Funeral In Berlin (1966), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and Supergirl (1984). He has also worked in television, for shows such as Top Secret. ...

Mohinder Singh Dhatt, General Practitioner

19May

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Mohinder Singh Dhatt, General Practitioner

Mohinder Singh Dhatt - Family Medicine/General Practitioner at Kumar Medical Centre, Slough, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 19 May 2020. Dhatt was 80 years old. Colleagues paid tribute to the 80-year-old - believed to be one of Slough's longest-serving GPs - and said colleagues and patients alike would remember him for his 'genial and thoughtful' manner. Dr Dhatt had been working at the Kumar Medical Centre in Slough until 28 February this year - and previously as a partner at the nearby Langley Health Centre. Staff aged over 70 at the Kumar Medical Centre were instructed to work from home early on in the pandemic, and Dr Dhatt himself was on holiday at the time the UK entered lockdown. 'He was very well known, tremendously popular, and his dea...

19May

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Vincent Malone, bishop

Vincent Malone ‑ an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of Liverpool ‑ died on 18 May 2020 at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, after testing positive for COVID-19. Malone was born in Liverpool, and was ordained to the priesthood on 18 September 1955, in Old Swan. On 13 May 1989, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Abora and Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 3 July from Archbishop Derek Worlock, with Bishops Kevin O'Connor and John Rawsthorne serving as co-consecrators. In 2003 Malone wrote a contribution for Healing Priesthood: Women's Voices Worldwide, in which he argued that women should be allowed to hear confessions and absolve penit...

19May

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Abdel Wahab Babiker, Physician

Abdel Wahab Babiker – a Physician at Scarborough Hospital, Scarborough, England – passed away on 18 May,2020 due to COVID-19. Abdel was 70 years old. Dr Abdel Wahab Babiker, 70, had worked as a consultant physician at Scarborough Hospital since August 2019. He had been receiving care in hospital after contracting coronavirus and died on Monday May 18. Dr Ed Smith, director of acute, emergency and elderly medicine at Scarborough Hospital, said: “Dr Babiker was an extremely energetic, hard-working, approachable and dedicated doctor. “He was particularly notable for his ‘can-do’ attitude and supportive nature, and was well-liked by patients and staff alike.” Source: Express and Star Please help us in adding details.

19May

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William John Olner, politician

William John Olner ‑ a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nuneaton from 1992 until 2010 ‑ died from complications of COVID-19 at George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton on 18 May 2020, at age 78. Previously,Olner had been Leader of Nuneaton Borough Council. Olner was educated at Nuneaton Technical College and trained as an engineer. He became a shop steward, and later area secretary for the AEEU (now Unite trade union). Olner was a councillor for the Labour group on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council for 21 years, and was the council leader from 1982–87. In 1987 he became Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth, serving a 1-year term. Olner was first elected to the House of Commons in 1992, as the Member of Parliament for Nuneaton....

14May

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Medics, Philippines, Profiles, United Kingdom

Norman Austria, Healthcare Assistant

Norman Austria – a Healthcare Assistant at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB), Derby, England - passed away on 13 May 2020, due to COVID-19. Norman was 61 years old. A healthcare assistant at the Royal Derby Hospital is the latest NHS worker to have died after contracting coronavirus. Norman Austria, 61, was described as a "loved and respected" colleague who brought a "sense of calm" with him to work. His death comes on a day when Boris Johnson told MPs that 275 healthcare workers had died in the UK from Covid-19 in what he called a "deeply horrifying" toll. Originally from the Philippines, Mr Austria died on May 13, 2020, after several weeks of battling the disease in hospital. Although he had only just joined the team ...