Dr. Usama Riaz, Physician
Dr. Usama Riaz is being hailed as a hero In Pakistan for courageously putting his life on the line to treat patients with Covid-19. Even though the 26-year-old doctor didn’t have adequate protective gear, he kept fighting for his patients until he eventually lost his life to the disease. He died on March 20. He’s a hero in Pakistan but the world should know his name. Riaz was part of a ten-person team screening pilgrims who recently returned to Pakistan from Iraq and Iran. He later treated these patients at isolation centers in Gilit, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. On March 20, after treating his patients, Riaz went to bed but couldn’t get up in the morning. He was rushed to a military hospital for a CT scan but the equipment didn’t work. He was put on a ventilator and died two da...