Thursday, June 4

Tag: pandemic

Annie Mathew, Nurse
India, Kuwait, Medics, Profiles

Annie Mathew, Nurse

Annie Mathew – a Nurse at Kuwait Central Blood Bank, Jabriya, Hawalli, Kuwait – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 14 May 2020. Annie was 54 years old. Source: Mathrubhumi Please help us in adding details.
Norman Austria, Healthcare Assistant
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 ...
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...
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...
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
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.