A much-loved A&E consultant has died after contracting coronavirus, an NHS trust has said.
01.04.2020 - 21:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A retired NHS doctor has tragically died after contracting coronavirus, his family has said.
Dr Alfa Saadu, 68, passed away on Tuesday, after being unwell for two weeks.
It has not been confirmed if he was on the frontline treating Covid-19 patients, but paying tribute to his father on social media, his son Dani said his dad was still working part time to save people, right up until he became ill.
He is the fourth UK medic known to have died after contracting coronavirus.
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A much-loved A&E consultant has died after contracting coronavirus, an NHS trust has said.
Tributes have been made to a British Transport Police (BTP) officer who has sadly died after contracting coronavirus.
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Miss England 2019, Bhasha Mukherjee, was in the middle of a humanitarian trip in India when the coronavirus pandemic surged around the globe.The 24-year-old junior doctor says she knew right away it was time to return to the United Kingdom and trade in her crown for a stethoscope. "It wasn't a tough decision," Mukherjee told Fox News on Tuesday.
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