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Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, United Kingdom
Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, United Kingdom

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died four days after being admitted to the south west London hospital where he had worked. The consultant geriatrician, who qualified as a doctor in Sri Lanka in 1967, finished his last shift on March 20. A spokeswoman for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: “It is with great sadness that I confirm the death of a consultant geriatrician who was part of the team at Kingston Hospital. “Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died on Saturday having been cared for in the hospital’s intensive care unit since March 31. We would like to extend our sincere condolences to his family.” In an obituary notice, he was referred to as a “distinguished alumnus”. The Telegraph
Dr. Hanifullah Hanif
Afghanistan, Profiles

Dr. Hanifullah Hanif

Dr. Hanifullah Hanif, an Internal Medicine physician at the Amiri Medical Complex in Kabul, Afghanistan became the first health care professional in the country to die from Covid19 in April 6, 2020. “With deep regrets, we declare the death of Dr. Hanifullah Hanif, specialist physician internal medicine at the Amiri Medical Complex due to the Coronavirus,” the private Amiri hospital said in a statement. Former President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep sympathies over his death. “With regrets, I learned that Dr. Hanifullah Hanif one of our experienced and intelligent cadres passed away,” Karzai said in a message. He said that late Hanif was bravely serving at the front line of fight against the coronavirus and lost his life in this way. Karzai called Hanif’s death a trage...