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Dr Marcelo Jaochico
8May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Dr Marcelo Jaochico

Dr. Marcelo Jaochico lost his heroic battle against the virus, he was being true to his vocation as “doctor to the barrios.” He was the provincial health officer of Pampanga and was the first awardee as Most Outstanding Doctor to the Barrios under the rural health program of the Department of Health. Thus, his daughter Cielo said in her Facebook page, Dr. Jaochico did not deserve to be regarded as than just a statistic. Dr. Jaochico served as doctor to the barrio in Calanasan, Apayao for 16 years here he multi-tasked as obstetrician, pediatrician and family physician, treating such ailments as dengue, malaria and measles. Once, to save a baby who had turned blue after delivery, he used his mouth to suction the obstruction out of the baby’s blocked windpipe. In his latest rural health...
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Dr Tariq Shafi, haematologist
7May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Pakistan, Profiles, United Kingdom

Dr Tariq Shafi, haematologist

Dr Tariq Shafi ‑ a British Pakistani cancer consultant ‑ succumbed to Covid-19 on May 6, 2020.   Dr. Shafi was the lead consultant for haematology at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford. He routinely volunteered his time and spoke frequently at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Pakistan.   Dr. Shafi attended Cadet College Hasan Abdal, and received his Bachelor of Medicine from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan in 1984.  Dr. Shafi continued to assist his patients over the phone after he himself had been diagnosed and was placed under quarantine.   Dr. Tariq Shafi lost his life to coronavirus disease 2019 on May 6, 2020. . He is believed to be the first doctor and sixth health care worker from Kent to di...
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Amit Kumar, police constable
6May By Web TeamNo Comments
India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Amit Kumar, police constable

Amit Kumar, a 32-year-old Delhi Police constable, died on May 5, 2020, hours after developing the symptoms of COVID-19. At least two government hospitals refused to admit him, his colleague alleged. This was the first death in Delhi Police with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Hindu. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North West) Vijayanta Arya reportedly said constable Amit Kumar was posted at Bharat Nagar police station. A resident of Haryana’s Sonipat, Kumar is survived by his wife and a three-year-old son. Ten officers who came in contact with him have been quarantined, The Hindu's Hemani Bhandari quoted the police as saying. A constable-rank colleague who was taking care of Kumar since May 4 said he initially had fever but it subsided after he took a medicin...
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Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter
5May By Web TeamNo Comments
India, Noteworthy, Profiles, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter

Richard Coram, Dubai TV and radio presenter; Pix credit Gulf Business Former media person Richard Coram, who was popular through his radio shows and news anchoring in Dubai-based media, died of Covid-19 in the UK. Barely in his late 50s, the long-term Gulf resident and former radio show host on Dubai FM92, was also a celebrated news reader on the city's popular Channel 33. Coram and his wife Padma had also launched an event management firm, Talent Brokers. It's said, the company brought large-scale concerts and shows to the UAE, including Lionel Richie, Elton John and Rod Stewart. As a broadcaster he is remembered as someone who just had that natural ability and was warm and likeable. Both Coram, along with his wife Padma, were socially well-known, pioneering the live enter...
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Patrick Devedjian, French politician
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
Armenia, France, High Profilers, Profiles

Patrick Devedjian, French politician

Patrick Devedjian, former French government minister; Pix credit hetq Patrick Devedjian, 75, a former president of the Paris Haut-de-Seine district died on March 29, 2020. On March 26 just a few days before his death he tweeted that he was suffering from coronavirus symptoms. He said that he'd been affected by the epidemic and was able to testify to the exceptional work of the medical staff. Earlier in the week, he'd also tweeted his thanks to the staff of the Haut-de-Seine department for their work tackling the outbreak. . Once an advisor to former President Nicolas Sarkozy Devedjian had held a number of ministerial positions since entering politics in 1983. On social media, politicians have been paying tribute to Devedjian, who was of Armenian descent. The Armenian...
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Anil Kohli, Indian police officer
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
High Profilers, India, Profiles

Anil Kohli, Indian police officer

Anil Kohli, an assistant commissioner of police, who was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at a private hospital in Ludhiana, died on April 18, 2020. "Sad News ACP Anil Kohli passed away. Died of #COVID-19. Was admitted in SPS Hospital Ludhiana," Ludhiana district public relations office tweeted. ACP Anil Kohli had tested positive for coronavirus a few days ago. On April 17, the Punjab government had given its go-ahead to the hospital to conduct plasma therapy on the police officer. Kohli (52) breathed his last at the SPS hospital, Ludhiana, informed Civil Surgeon, Ludhiana Rajesh Bagga, adding that his first test for the infection was negative but he tested positive in the subsequent test. The ACP did not show any sign of improvement since he was hospitalised and finally die...
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Dr. Frank Gabrin, United States
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

Dr. Frank Gabrin, United States

Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, Emergency Medicine Physician, New York City Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, an emergency room doctor who treated patients with symptoms of the virus, died after showing similar symptoms while attempting to recover at home. He reportedly used the same surgical mask for a week due to equipment shortages before he died, according to his friend quoted in the New York Post. While he wasn't tested for the virus, he was the first emergency physician to die of COVD-19 virus complications, the American College of Emergency Physicians confirmed in a statement. Gabin was a two-time cancer survivor who worked at New Jersey's East Orange General Hospital as well as another hospital in Long Island and at St John's Hospital in the New York City borough of Queens. "He was an am...
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Dr Francisco Avelino Siy Lukban, Philippines
4May By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Dr Francisco Avelino Siy Lukban, Philippines

Dr. Francisco Lukban, Cardiologist; Pix credit Inquirer.net Dr. Francisco Lukban was a noted geriatric cardiologist and a brilliant academician, according to the social media post of UP Manila’s Office of the Chancellor announcing his demise on March 25. Always wanting to serve his fellowmen, he was much loved by his elderly patients at the Capitol Medical Center. Like many of the UP doctors of his generation, Dr. Kiko was a courageous activist, especially during the Martial Law days. “Kiko was not afraid to die… and would have loved to volunteer as a frontline physician in PGH in these trying times,” the UP Manila statement said. His wife, Riz, a pediatric neurologist and also a UP College of Medicine graduate, said Dr. Kiko, on the day he was swabbed for testing, expressed his des...
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