Monday, June 22

Tag: Deaths

Maria Guia Cabillon, Registered Nurse
Medics, United States

Maria Guia Cabillon, Registered Nurse

Maria Guia Cabillon – a Registered Nurse at Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Maria Guia Cabillon was the head nurse at Kings County Hospital Emergency Room. Source: Go Fund Me Please help us in adding details.
Martha Hernández Ramírez, Nurse
Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Martha Hernández Ramírez, Nurse

Martha Hernández Ramírez – a Nurse at ISSSTE Hospital Regional General Ignacio Zaragoza, Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 13 May 2020. Source: Facebook Please help us in adding details.
Clarence Mini, activist
Medics, Noteworthy, Profiles, South Africa

Clarence Mini, activist

Dr. Clarence Mazwangwandile Mini ‑ a South African doctor, anti-apartheid activist, freedom fighter and human rights activist – died from Covid-19  on 12 May 2020. Clarence was regarded as the pioneer of Medical industry in South Africa especially for his crucial contributions in eliminating the HIV/AIDS from the country. He also actively advocated against apartheid during his career and also voiced against corruption which mounted during the Presidency of Jacob Zuma. He served as former chairman of the Board of Healthcare Funders as well as long serving board member of it. He died on 12 May 2020 due to COVID-19 complications at the age of 68 while serving as the chairperson of the Council of Medical Schemes. His term as chairperson of CMS was supposed to end b...
Lino Manuel Chávez Arteaga, Anaesthesiologist
Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Lino Manuel Chávez Arteaga, Anaesthesiologist

Lino Manuel Chávez Arteaga – an Anaesthesiologist at IMSS Hospital General de Zona No. 20 La Margarita, Puebla, Mexico – passed away on 12 May 2020 due to COVID-19. Lino, who died of complications in the respiratory and cardiovascular tracts that ultimately caused his death. The doctor was treated at the Manuel Ávila Camacho Hospital, known as IMSS San José. The death of the doctor occurred between protests and complaints from Social Security staff, who revealed that the material and supplies distributed by the institute are of poor quality and does not serve to prevent infections by Covid. Source: Lajornade De Oriente Please help us in adding details.
Parthasarathy, journalist
India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Parthasarathy, journalist

Parthasarathy, a video journalist working for a Telugu TV channel, died from Covid-19 in Tirupati, a city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, on July 12, 2020. The 45-year-old journalist was admitted to a COVID-19 hospital on July 11 evening with fever and breathing problems, and tested positive for the coronavirus. According to reports, journalist Parthasarathy had been working for different news channels for more than two decades. The cameraman is survived by his wife and two children. The News Minute
Óscar Raúl Miranda Martino, General Surgery
Medics, Peru, Profiles

Óscar Raúl Miranda Martino, General Surgery

Óscar Raúl Miranda Martino – a General Surgery, Hospital Director, Politician at Hospital Regional Cayetano Heredia, Piura, Peru – passed away on 12 May 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Oscar was 73 years old. During his lifetime he held various positions, including director of the Cayetano Heredia de Piura Regional Hospital, later he participated in politics, first becoming councilor of the Provincial Municipality of Piura in the last government of Don José Aguilar Santisteban, subsequently postulating the highest position in the movement of Don Javier Atkins Lerggios, coming in second place; 4 years later he managed to be elected in the Northern Democratic Unit. Source: El Regional Piura Please help us in adding details.
Brian Beattie, Nurse
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Brian Beattie, Nurse

Brian Beattie – a Nurse at Kensington Village Nursing Home, London, Ontario, Canada - passed away on May 12, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Brian was 57 years old. Brian Beattie, an RN who worked at Kensington Village in the city's east-end, died recently, according to the facility's management. Neither Kensington Village or London's public health authority would confirm when Beattie died. According to data gathered, Beattie was the first health care worker to die from coronavirus in London. Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton said in statement that she was saddened to hear of the death, especially on International Nurses Day. "I am devastated at the loss of Brian, who was a dedicated RN," said ONA President Vicki McKenna. &q...
Miriam Cantú de Llanes, Paramedic
Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Miriam Cantú de Llanes, Paramedic

Miriam Cantú de Llanes – a Paramedic, Radio Operator, 6th year Med Student at Red Cross, Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico – passed away on 11 May 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. During the last days Miriam Cantú had fought against the Covid-19 hospitalized in the General Hospital of Zone Number 7 of the IMSS of Monclova, but unfortunately she could not win the battle. For a long time Miriam Cantú served the community as a lifeguard for the Mexican Red Cross, mainly as a radio operator. In his honor, colleagues from the red cross made their last roll call and when they heard his name they all shouted in a single vox “Present”. Immediately after, the sirens of all the ambulances turned on in honor of his memory. Source: El Manana Please help us in adding details.