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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...

Britain now has the highest Covid-19 deaths in Europe

7May

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News, Profiles

Britain now has the highest Covid-19 deaths in Europe

There have been 29,427 deaths recorded across the UK The United Kingdom now has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, BBC quoted the latest government figures as suggesting. There have been 29,427 deaths recorded across the UK - a figure Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said was "a massive tragedy". The latest total for Italy, previously the highest in Europe, now stands at 29,315. But experts say it could be months before full global comparisons can be made. Both Italy and the UK record the deaths of people who have tested positive for coronavirus. BBC head of statistics Robert Cuffe said Britain reached this figure faster in its epidemic than Italy. But he said there are caveats in making such a comparison, including the UK population being about 10% lar...

Doctor, 29, who delayed wedding to fight virus, dies

3May

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China, Profiles, Sad But True

Doctor, 29, who delayed wedding to fight virus, dies

Dr Peng Yinhua, pulmonary and critical care at First People’s Hospital in Wuhan’s Jiangxia district A young Chinese doctor who had delayed his wedding to fight the Covid-19 virus in Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, died on February 20), less than a month after he was hospitalised, Chinese media reported. Peng Yinhua, 29, was supposed to be married on Feb 1, but postponed his nuptials to fight the outbreak. The doctor of pulmonary and critical care at First People’s Hospital in Wuhan’s Jiangxia district was hospitalised on Jan 25, having contracted the virus in his frontline efforts fighting Covid-19, said a post on the Facebook page of The People’s Daily newspaper. On Feb 1, the original date of his wedding before the epidemic struck, his condition worsened and...

Medic dies of Covid-19, mob tries to stop burial

21Apr

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India, Profiles, Sad But True

Medic dies of Covid-19, mob tries to stop burial

Dr Simon Hercules died on April 20 On April 20, Dr Simon Hercules, a neurosurgeon who was treating coronavirus patients in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, died after contracting the disease. Far from getting a proper burial, his family and friends were beaten up while trying to do so. Dr Hercules' friends and family were attacked on Sunday night when they took his body to a burial ground in Chennai (formerly Madras). One of his friends had to quietly bury him in the early hours of Monday without any family members present. He said the neurosurgeon "didn't deserve this end". "He was not shown even basic humanity. Even his wife and son couldn't be there to say goodbye," Dr Pradeep told the News Minute website. Local media reported that a mob of about 20 people attacked ...

Nurse, parents die due to Covid-19 within weeks

20Apr

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Medics, Profiles, Sad But True, United Kingdom

Nurse, parents die due to Covid-19 within weeks

Maurice Dunnington, son Keith and wife Lillian all died within weeks of each other Three members of the same family have died within weeks of each other after contracting coronavirus. Keith Dunnington, 54, a nurse for more than 30 years, died at his parents home in South Shields on 19 April. His mother Lillian, 81, died on 1 May and her husband Maurice, 85, died days later at South Tyneside Hospital. Keith's cousin Debbie Harvey said her family was heartbroken but praised the "absolutely amazing" NHS staff who "could not do enough" for the family. She said front-line hospital staff pushed Mr and Mrs Dunnington's beds together so they could hold hands. Dad-of-two Keith, who passed away last month, worked at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead. Yvonne Ormston MBE,...