covid-19

27Oct

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Neighbors, United States

Jorge Gonzalez, Spanish Teacher

Jorge Gonzalez, Spanish Teacher The Kings community paid their respects to a beloved teacher of 32 years on Tuesday. Jorge Gonzalez, died last week after a strong battle with COVID-19. The 56-year-old was a Spanish teacher at Kings High School but he wore many hats in the district including an entertainer. "He would sometimes come out and play the guitar with another student in between class changes. He taught several Spanish lessons with his guitar," said Dawn Gould, spokesperson for the district. "He always had a smile on his face. He was so positive. It's a huge loss for Kings, and we are devastated." Will Kocher had Gonzalez as a teacher "He was a special guy. Every day he had high energy, just super happy to be at school, super happy to do everything he's doing, and he re...

16Oct

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Sad But True, United States

Zyrin Foots, 10-Year-Old

Zyrin Foots, 10-years-old A 10-year-old boy died on Wednesday following a two-week battle with COVID-19 and complications from the virus. Zyrin Foots, a 10-year-old boy from Texas, developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) after contracting COVID-19. A rare condition, MIS-C causes inflammation in children's organs, including the heart, and the inability of his heart to pump blood caused him to develop gangrene in his legs. Gangrene makes body tissue die and can be life-threatening if left untreated, and the treatment can result in the loss of a body part as well. Ashley Engmann, Foots' aunt, told KTRK-TV that doctors gave her sister, Foots' mother, a choice. The choice was to amputate his arms and legs, which would give him a 25 percent chance of survival. Without the a...

Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan dies aged 85

12Oct

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Pakistan

Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan dies aged 85

Renowned scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, known as the "father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb", died at 85, after being hospitalised with COVID-19, authorities announced on Sunday. The atomic scientist was praised and celebrated as a national hero for transforming his country into the world's first Islamic nuclear power, although known by the West as a dangerous rebel responsible for smuggling technology to rogue states. Khan had been admitted to KRL hospital in August with COVID-19, After being permitted to return home several weeks ago, he was transferred back after his condition deteriorated. He died after being transferred to the KRL Hospital in Islamabad with lung problems, state-run broadcaster PTV reported. Pakistan's President Arif Alvi wrote in a tweet he was "deeply saddened to...

15-Year-Old Dies Of COVID-19 On Day She Was Due To Get Vaccine

3Oct

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England

15-Year-Old Dies Of COVID-19 On Day She Was Due To Get Vaccine

A young girl from Jorja Halliday, Portsmouth who had tested positive for COVID-19 died on the very day she was due to be vaccinated. The 15-year-old had been tested for the virus four days prior to her death at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in the city on Tuesday. The GCSE student at the Portsmouth Academy was gifted with excellent kickboxing skills and she was an aspiring musician; her mother Tracey Halliday said. She also stated that ;"She was a loving girl and had lots of friends. She was very active, she liked to go out and spend time with her friends and loved spending time with her brothers and sisters." “Growing up she turned into a beautiful young lady, always wanting to help others, always there for everybody. It’s heart-wrenching because your kids are always meant to outliv...

1Sep

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India, Profiles, Sad But True

Buddhadeb Guha, Writer

Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, author of many notable works such as `Madhukari' (Honey Gatherer) died of post-covid complications at a private hospital after a massive cardiac arrest. He was 85. According to reports, the writer, whose works of fiction reflected his closeness to nature and forests of eastern India, was suffering from post-Covid complications and had been hospitalised earlier this month after complaining of breathlessness and urinary infection, his family said. He had earlier suffered from Covid-19 in April and had been hospitalised for 33 days. Guha was predeceased by wife, eminent Rabindra Sangeet exponent Ritu Guha in 201, leaves behind two daughters. Born on June 29, 1936 in Kolkata, Guha had spent his childhood in Rangpur and Barisal districts of Ea...

30Aug

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England, Profiles, Sad But True, United States

Marcus Birks, Musician

A Staffordshire musician who fell ill with Covid after rejecting the vaccine has now died, days after making a plea for others to not repeat his mistake. Marcus Birks, 40, from Leek in Staffordshire, died on Friday morning, his family confirmed. Birks, who was a musician in the group Cappella alongside his wife Lis Birks, had previously said that he had changed his mind about the Covid vaccine and was going to tell his family to get the jab after falling ill. Speaking to the BBC earlier in August from the intensive care unit at Royal Stoke University Hospital, he said: “If you haven’t been ill, you don’t think you’re going to get ill, so you listen to the [anti-vaccine] stuff. When you feel like you can’t get enough breath, it’s the scariest feeling in the world.” He had not h...

28Aug

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India, Profiles, Sad But True

Pt Subhankar Banerjee, Percussionist

Renowned percussionist Pt Subhankar Banerjee died after battling COVID-19 for two months at a private hospital in Kolkata, his family said on Thursday. He was 54. Banerjee who died on Wednesday is survived by his wife, son and daughter, they said. His son, promising percussionist Archik posted on Facebook “Lost”. Several classical musicians from Pt Tejendra Narayan Majumder, Pt Purbayan Chatterjee, Ustad Rashid Khan, Pt Bickram Ghosh are slated to attend Banerjee's last journey with COVID-19 protocols on Thursday from Sangeet Research Academy where his body was kept. Banerjee, who had done jugalbandi with all legendary classicists from Pt Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan to Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma had been admitted to the hospital on June 20 and was on ...

27Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, United States

Eric Wagner, Singer

The American singer Eric Wagner, who was frontman with the doom metal bands The Skull and Trouble and a guest vocalist on Dave Grohl's Probot side project, has died. He was 62 and had been admitted to hospital in the US last week with Covid-19-related pneumonia. His passing was confirmed by his family and The Skull bandmates on social media. Wagner formed Illinois band Trouble in 1979 and they went on to release the seminal albums Psalm 9 (1984), The Skull (1985) and Trouble (1990). Having left the band in the late 1990s, he rejoined in 2000. Wagner left Trouble again in 2008 and went on to form The Skull. Their most recent album, The Endless Road Turns Dark, was released in 2018. When the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl enlisted some of his favourite singers to perform on his 200...

25Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, United States

Corporal Kevin Mooney, Police Officer

A police officer identified as Corporal Kevin Mooney with the Moraga Police Department has died of COVID-19 and related complications. Mooney was 58 years old. The news release did not state if he had been vaccinated or not. The type of complications he had were also not disclosed. Mooney joined the Moraga Police in 2013 and rose through the ranks to serve as the small department's detective, a position the department said in a release Sunday night he “excelled” in. The department also said Mooney earned a reputation as a fierce advocate for victims and relentless in his pursuit of criminals. Mooney served as a rangemaster, a field training officer, and as president of the Moraga Police Officers Association. He also founded the department's holiday toy drive, collecti...

Siddeeq Railoun, Executive Director Museum

25Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, South Africa

Siddeeq Railoun, Executive Director Museum

Executive director of the District Six Museum Siddeeq Railoun died of complications of Covid-19. The museum said he was appointed in May after a challenging year in 2020. The statement said he brought his experience in organisational and business development to bear on growing the capacity of staff and building relationships with new partners and friends. “He was driven to connect us more closely to education and programme initiatives in other parts of the continent. He was always enthusiastic, jovial and was greatly inspired by the potential of the museum,” read the statement. The museum expressed sympathies and love to his immediate family. Chairperson of the museum board, Siraj Desai, said: “The District Six Museum board wishes to extend our condolences to the family of ...