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4May

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Araceli Buendia Ilagan, United States

Miami intensive care unit nurse Araceli Buendia Ilagan, 63, passed away to complications of the virus. Ilagan was an integral part of the Jackson Memorial hospital who mentored and trained other nurses and worked for Miami-Dade’s public hospital system since the 1980’s. 'Our Jackson Health System family is mourning the death of longtime Jackson nurse Araceli Buendia Ilagan, who recently died from complications of COVID-19,' the hospital said in a statement. 'Araceli dedicated nearly 33 years of her life treating some of our most critically ill patients.' Ilagan worked her last shift at Jackson Memorial’s ICU. She was also the second Jackson Health nurse to test positive for the virus in March. “As we battle this global public health crisis, caregivers throughout the ...

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, United Kingdom

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Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, United Kingdom

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died four days after being admitted to the south west London hospital where he had worked. The consultant geriatrician, who qualified as a doctor in Sri Lanka in 1967, finished his last shift on March 20. A spokeswoman for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: “It is with great sadness that I confirm the death of a consultant geriatrician who was part of the team at Kingston Hospital. “Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died on Saturday having been cared for in the hospital’s intensive care unit since March 31. We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family.” In an obituary notice, he was referred to as a “distinguished alumnus”. The Telegraph

4May

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Dr Amged El-Hawrani, ENT specialist

Dr Amged El-Hawrani, 55, an ear, nose and throat specialist, worked at Queen’s Hospital, Burton, and was the third medic to die of coronavirus in the UK. His family paid tribute to a “loving and much-loved husband, son, father, brother and friend”. Mr El- Hawrani had not seen any patients for a number of weeks and had been receiving treatment in intensive care. His son, Ashraf, said: “Most of my dad’s time was dedicated towards his family, and the rest of that time was dedicated towards his profession. “He taught me the significance of respect and equality. He also stressed the importance of not worrying about the things I cannot control, which he displayed to me right up until the end of his life. “He did not seek the praise and approval of others, he was satisfied by ...

4May

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Ali Dennis Guillermo, United States

Ali Dennis Guillermo, a nurse at Long Island Community Hospital, died on April 7 after contracting Covid-19. He was hailed as a selfless father and compassionate health care provider. Guillermo, 44, of East Patchogue, came to Long Island from the Philippines in 2004 to provide a better upbringing for his family, wife Romielyn said. She said the hospital in East Patchogue was recruiting nurses from their country at the time. “In the Philippines, the big dream is to come to the U.S.,” Romielyn said in a telephone interview. “That’s how we could help our family, especially financially.” Guillermo, the second known nurse on Long Island to have died amid the Covid-19 pandemic, met his wife at nursing school in the Philippines and quickly made his mark among his new health care col...

4May

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Dr Alex Hsu, United States

Dr. Alex Hsu, 67, a Broward County doctor who served the community for close to 40 years died of the new coronavirus. Officials haven’t said whether Hsu’s case stemmed from him traveling abroad or whether it was work-related. It also was not clear when he became ill. “It’s so sad,” said a receptionist who answered the phone at Hsu’s practice. Hsu was in private practice though until 2017 had been associated Northwest Medical Center in Margate. His death was the region’s first for a case where a medical provider has died from the disease. A daughter who answered the family’s phone was too distraught to talk. “I really need to be with my family.” Hsu’s patients were notified by phone of his passing, said a patient who asked not to be identified. She described Hsu...

4May

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Aimee O’Rourke, United Kingdom

Mother-of-three Aimee O’Rourke was described as an “angel” who would “wear her NHS crown forever” after losing her life to coronavirus. The 39-year-old nurse died where she worked, at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate, Kent. Her daughter, Megan Murphy, described her as an “angel”. Rourke joined the QEQM’s Acute Medical Unit as a newly qualified nurse in 2017. Ward manager Julie Gammon said the whole team was devastated by her death. “She was such a kind and caring nurse, and she had a really special relationship with her patients and colleagues,” she said. “Nursing was something she had always wanted to do, although she came to it relatively late after raising her girls. She took some time out to care for her mum after she was diagnosed with c...

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Dr Alfa Saadu, United Kingdom

A British doctor who dedicated nearly 40 years to saving others died on March 31 after contracting coronavirus. Dr Alfa Saadu, 68, died on Tuesday afternoon at the Whittington Hospital in north London. The doctor had been a medical director at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex and Ealing NHS Trust and worked at many hospitals in the capital. Tributes have been paid to Dr Saadu, including from the former president of the Nigerian Senate. Two weeks ago Dr Saadu started to show symptoms of coronavirus and immediately self-isolated. His son Dani Saadu said the family suggested he should go to hospital, but his father insisted he “did not want to take up a hospital bed because others would need it”. Mr Saadu added: “He was a very passionate man, who cared about sav...

4May

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Dr Adil El Tayar, United Kingdom

Dr Adil El Tayar, a renowned organ transplant specialist, was the first working NHS surgeon to die from coronavirus in Britain. He is thought to have contracted the illness while working in the A&E department at Hereford County Hospital, where he had volunteered to help fight the pandemic. The Sudanese locum, 63, had no idea that the patient he was treating had coronavirus, family said. Dr El Tayar had been self-isolating after developing symptoms around mid-March and he was admitted to hospital on 20 March. He tested positive for coronavirus and spent his final days in intensive care. His cousin, Dr Hisham El Khidir, a Norfolk consultant, warned that doctors were “sitting ducks” and said more testing could have saved Dr El Tayar’s life. “His son was really scared that he wasn’t g...

Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, United Kingdom

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Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, United Kingdom

Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, 53 Urologist, Homerton Hospital, London, United Kingdom Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, a consultant urologist at Homerton hospital in Hackney east London, died after spending 15 days in Queens hospital, Romford. Last month he wrote a Facebook message to Boris Johnson outlining the urgent need for PPE for frontline staff and calling for testing for healthcare workers to be fast-tracked. He wrote: “Dear and respectable prime minister Mr Boris Johnson, Please ensure urgently PPE for each and every NHS health worker.” He told Johnson that healthcare workers “are in direct contact with patients” and have a “human right like others to live in this world disease-free with our family and children”. Philip Glanville, the Labour mayor of Hackney, hailed Chowdhury...

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High Profilers, India, Profiles

Ajay Kumar Tripathi, judge

Ajay Kumar Tripathi an Indian judge and former Judicial Member of Lokpal since 23 March 2019 died on 2 May 2020 due to COVID-19. Tripathi, who was also the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court, had contracted COVID-19 and was placed on a ventilator in critical condition. Tripathi graduated in Economics with Hons. from Shri Ram College of Commerce and studied law from Delhi University. He started practice in 1981 at Patna High Court on service matter, Constitutional, Taxation, Excise and commercial litigations. Tripathi was the Standing Counsel for the Union of India and the Income Tax Department. He also appeared on behalf of the CBI and the Auditor and Comptroller General of India. He served as an Additional Advocate General for the State of Bihar. On 9 October 2006 he w...