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13May

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High Profilers, Profiles, United States

Morris Hood III, politician

Morris Hood III –an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan Senate – died on May 12, 2020 due to Covid-19. He represented District 3, encompassing Dearborn, Melvindale, and a portion of Detroit from 2011 to 2018. Hood was born in Detroit. He went to Wayne State University and Henry Ford College. Hood was the son of Morris Hood Jr. and the nephew of Raymond W. Hood. Prior to his election to the Legislature, Hood was an auto technician at Ford Motor Company's Detroit Engine Fuel Tank Plant. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the House in 1998. Hood was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2003, serving for three terms. He was elected to the Michigan Senate in 2010, also serving as the Michigan Senate Minority Leader until 2018. He was unable to...

8May

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Philippines, Profiles, United States

Dr Leandro Resurreccion III

“There were no hugs, there were no kisses, and there were no goodbyes.” That, according to the family of Dr. Leandro Resurreccion III, was how the country’s foremost and pioneering pediatric surgeon signed off in his fight against the virus. To the very end, he was working on his vision for pediatric surgery, especially in liver transplants, according to the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, where he was chief of the Pediatric Surgery Division. He was the hospital’s “first fallen soldier in the battle against COVID-19.” In a statement, the PCMC said Dr. Resurreccion was “well known locally and abroad as forward looking in his vision for pediatric surgery especially in liver transplants which he was working to the end. Always smiling, friendly and very â€˜cool’ he will be mi...

4May

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Dr. Frank Gabrin, United States

Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, Emergency Medicine Physician, New York City Dr. Frank Gabrin, 60, an emergency room doctor who treated patients with symptoms of the virus, died after showing similar symptoms while attempting to recover at home. He reportedly used the same surgical mask for a week due to equipment shortages before he died, according to his friend quoted in the New York Post. While he wasn't tested for the virus, he was the first emergency physician to die of COVD-19 virus complications, the American College of Emergency Physicians confirmed in a statement. Gabin was a two-time cancer survivor who worked at New Jersey's East Orange General Hospital as well as another hospital in Long Island and at St John's Hospital in the New York City borough of Queens. "He was an am...

Romeo Gregorio “Greg” Macasaet III, Anaesthesiologist

23Mar

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Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Romeo Gregorio “Greg” Macasaet III, Anaesthesiologist

Romeo Gregorio "Greg" Macasaet III – an Anesthesiologist at Manila Doctors Hospital, Manila, Philippines – passed away on 22 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Romeo was 62 years old. Manila Doctors Hospital honored him as a “brave man [and] one of the best anesthesiologists in the country.” “No words can convey the depth of our sadness as we lost not just a doctor but a friend, colleague, co-worker, father, and husband,” they said. The University of the Philippines-College of Medicine in Manila also mourned the “loss of a brave man who, along with other health workers, risked his life to save patients afflicted with COVID-19.” Source: Rappler Please help us in adding details.