Covid – Page 46

23Apr

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Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Roberto Gerardo Frias, Physician

Roberto Gerardo Frias – a Physician at Clinica 86 IMSS, Monclova Coahuila, Mexico – passed away on 22 April, 2020, after suffering from Covid-19. Roberto was 45 years old. Since April 5, it was announced that the doctor was a carrier of this virus, and it was until last Wednesday, April 15, that he entered the IMSS clinic 7 for health complications, which he could not overcome. Health authorities confirmed that the doctor's death occurred during the early morning, while, so far, the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of four doctors and a deputy nurse hospitalized in the IMSS clinic 7 in Monclova, therefore that doctor would already be the fifth victim of this virus among the staff at that health center. Sourc...

23Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Medhat Atalla, Consultant Geriatrician

Medhat Atalla – a Consultant Geriatrician at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on April 22, 2020. Medhat Atalla was 62 years old. In a joint statement, Dr Tim Noble, Medical Director, and Richard Parker OBE, Chief Executive at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, said: “It is with immense sadness that we inform you that our colleague, Dr Medhat Atalla, has passed away following treatment for Covid-19 at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. “Dr Atalla became a full-time member of our Trust in 2014, when he was appointed as a Consultant Geriatrician on our Gresley Unit. We were fortunate to have worked with him for many years prior to this, since his arrival in the United Kingdom in the ...

23Apr

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Héctor Bornes, General Practitioner

Héctor Bornes – a General Practitioner at Hospital Angel Marzetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina – passed away due to COVID-19. It was reported on April 23. Hector was 56 years old. After learning that he had the virus, the 56-year-old professional moved to the Ramón Carrillo Rural Hospital in San Vicente. However, after complicating the picture, he was transferred to the Cuenca Alta de Cañuelas, with serious respiratory difficulties, in the one born in Carlos Casares where he finally died. “Once again the tragedy of the pandemic hits us in Sanvicentinos. Now it is about Dr. Héctor Bornes, husband of Dr. Silvia Marelli, affected by COVID-19. Those who are on the front lines of this invisible enemy are those who continue to give their live...

23Apr

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Brazil, Medics, Profiles

Dilva Barbosa de Oliveira, Nurse

Dilva Barbosa de Oliveira – a Nurse at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual "Francisco Morato de Oliveira" (HSPE-FMO), São Paulo, Brazil – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Dilva was 56 years old. Dilva Barbosa de Oliveira did all she could to save her patients. Then one day, the nurse’s body started to ache. Ms. Barbosa de Oliveira, grew fatigued, as a fever spiked. She had trouble urinating, started coughing and lost her sense of taste and smell. Gasping for breath, she was rushed to the Employees of São Paulo State Hospital where she worked, this time as a patient in intensive care. She tested positive for Covid-19. Source: Wall Street Journal Please help us in adding details.

23Apr

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Angie Cunningham, Nurse

Angie Cunningham – a Nurse at NHS Borders, Melrose, Scotland – passed away on 22 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Angie was 60 years old. Angie Cunningham, worked with NHS Borders for more than 30 years. People lined the route of the funeral cortege through her home village of Tweedbank before staff stood in tribute outside Borders General Hospital. They burst into applause as the hearse carrying Ms Cunningham passed by on its way to the private service. A floral tribute was laid by funeral director Awdri Doyle on behalf of the family at a shrine which has been set up in her memory in front of the hospital's chaplaincy centre. Source: BBC News Please help us in adding details.

23Apr

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David Martin, Paramedic

David Martin – a Paramedic at American Medical Response, Natchez, Mississippi – passed away on 22 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. AMR Southwest Mississippi posted about Martin’s death on Facebook, saying he gave the ultimate sacrifice. “It was not his intent to sacrifice his life for others,” the post read. "It was his job, his career, and his way of life." Source: WLOX Please help us in adding details.

23Apr

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Gastão Dias Júnior, Physician

Gastão Dias Júnior – a Physician, Paediatrics at Hospital da Unimed, BalneárioCamboriú, Brazil – passed away on 22 April, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Gastao was 51 years old. The cause of death was coronavirus, informed the municipal administration, the unit management and the Regional Council of Medicine (CRM-SC). The case has not yet been confirmed by the state government as being due to the infection. The doctor was hospitalized on March 29 and transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) the next day, and his only risk factor was overweight, said the director of the hospital, Mário Gonçalves Silva. In Balneário Camboriú, the pediatrician worked at the Municipal Hospital Ruth Cardoso. He also wor...

23Apr

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Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Romeo Encanto, Surgeon

Romeo Encanto – a Surgeon at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Manila, Philippines – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Source: Medscape Please help us in adding details.

23Apr

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Medics, Mexico, Profiles

Olga Blandina Hernández Muñoz, Nurse

Olga Blandina Hernández Muñoz – a Nurse at ISSSTE Hospital General Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 23 April 2020. Source: Milenio Please help us in adding details.

Antônio César Ferreira Pitta Jesus, Nurse Technician

23Apr

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Antônio César Ferreira Pitta Jesus, Nurse Technician

Antônio César Ferreira Pitta Jesus – a Nurse Technician at Hospital Santo Antônio, Salvador, Brazil – passed away on 22 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Antonio was 48 years old. Antônio César had been a blood bank employee at Hospital Santo Antônio since 2012 and, according to the hospital, had no direct contact with inpatients because of Covid-19. The professional was diabetic, but he was only removed from work on April 15, when he developed fever and cough, the first symptoms of the new coronavirus. Source: Globo Please help us in adding details.