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Adriana Midori Takara, Student
Brazil, Profiles

Adriana Midori Takara, Student

An accounting student in her 30s died after contracting the Covid-19 that has infected over 1.95 million lakh people across the world, so far, and killed more than 4.18 million. Adriana Midori Takara, 38, had no underlying health conditions but the Brazilian national's condition deteriorated quickly after contracting the Delta strain. She died in the early hours of Sunday at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney's inner west, about 10 days after contracting the virus. Fernanda Ferreira Batista, who established the GoFundMe to help cover the cost of Takara’s funeral and of returning her body to Brazil, described her friend as more than a mere number. “Adriana is not a number, she was a woman with dreams and wishes,” Batista wrote. At 9.36pm on Monday the fundraiser had garn...
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 ...