Anil

5Jun

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India, Noteworthy, Profiles

Anil Suri, movie producer

Bollywood producer Anil Suri ‑ who had backed films like Raaj Kumar-Rekha starrer Karmayogi and Raaj Tilak ‑ passed away due to coronavirus on June 4, 2020. He was 77. Anil’s brother, film producer Rajiv Suri, said he had fever on June 2 but his condition worsened the next day with breathlessness. “He was rushed to the top hospitals, Lilavati and Hinduja, but both denied him a bed,” Rajiv claimed. “He was then taken to Advanced Multispeciality Hospital on Wednesday (June 3) night. He had COVID-19. On Thursday (June 4) evening, they said something is amiss and he was put on ventilator. He died around 7:00 pm,” Rajiv told PTI. Last rites of Anil were held on June 5, 2020, at Oshiwara cremation ground with four close family members attending it wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)....

4May

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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...

África Lorente Castillo, politician & activist

2May

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High Profilers, Noteworthy, Profiles, Spain

África Lorente Castillo, politician & activist

África Lorente Castillo was a Moroccan-born Spanish politician and activist died of COVID-19 on 1 May 2020 in Castelldefels, aged 65 She was born in Tangier, Morocco, then Spanish protectorate. She was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. She was a member of the Catalan Parliament from 1984 to 1988. From 1987 to 2003, she was Deputy Mayor of Castelldefels.

9Apr

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Medics, United States

Dr Leo Dela Cruz, Physician

A CarePoint Health physician who worked at Christ Hospital has died on April 8 from complications of the coronavirus, hospital officials said. Dr Leo Dela Cruz died at Holy Name Hospital on April 8 morning, CarePoint Health spokesman Eric Bloom said. “It is with a great deal of sadness and heavy heart that we share with you the news of the passing of our beloved attending physician, Dr. Leo DeLaCruz,” Dr. Tucker Woods and Marie Duffy said in a statement. “Once you met Dr. Dela Cruz, you would never forget him because of his kind, gentle and fun personality,” the statement continued. “He was a good person, a sweet man that was loved by everyone in the hospital. “He was a great psychiatrist for the patients in our community and also a great friend and adviser for our own staff. If an...