Usama Riaz Explained

Usama Riaz
Birth Date:1993/1994
Death Date:23 March 2020 (aged 26)
Death Cause:COVID-19
Nationality:Pakistani
Occupation:Physician
Known For:His work during the COVID-19 pandemic

Usama Riaz (Urdu: اسامہ ریاض; 1993 – 23 March 2020) was a Pakistani physician from Gilgit-Baltistan.[1]

Career

During his career, Riaz screened pilgrims who had returned to Pakistan from Iran.[2]

He also treated people in intensive care diagnosed with COVID-19, despite lacking personal protective equipment,[3] [4] which increased his personal risk.[5]

Death

Riaz died on 23 March 2020, from COVID-19 complications at the age of 26.[6] Riaz was the first Pakistani doctor to die from the virus.[7]

On 27 March 2020, he was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Kashmir, the highest award of the state, by Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir for his services.[1] Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman, Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan called his death a "national tragedy".[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AJK PM announces Nishan-e-Kashmir for GB doctor who died of coronavirus - Pakistan. DAWN.COM. 27 March 2020 . 2020-03-27.
  2. Web site: Pakistan Doctor Dies Amid Strike Threat Over Lack of Protection . The New York Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20200328015932/https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/22/world/asia/22reuters-health-coronavirus-pakistan-doctors.html . 28 March 2020 . 22 March 2020 . was screening pilgrims who had returned to Pakistan from Iran . live.
  3. Web site: Perry . Tod . Dr. Usama Riaz gave everything he had to fight COVID-19. The world should know his name. . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200328015922/https://www.upworthy.com/dr-usama-riaz-is-a-true-hero-in-fight-against-covid-19 . 28 March 2020 . en . 25 March 2020 . live.
  4. Web site: Mahmood . Aisha . US mourns death of Gilgit-Baltistan doctor who died after contracting coronavirus . Business Recorder . https://web.archive.org/web/20200329235726/https://www.brecorder.com/2020/03/24/582906/us-mourns-death-of-gilgit-baltistan-doctor-who-died-after-contracting-coronavirus/ . 29 March 2020 . 24 March 2020 . live.
  5. Web site: Menon . Devika . Dr. Usama Riaz Died A Hero Trying To Save COVID-19 Patients In Pakistan. You Should Know Him . life.gomcgill.com . McGill . 26 March 2020 . live . He put his life on the line to treat patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Dr. Riaz did not have adequate protective gear to ensure his own safety while treating patients that had tested positive. Nevertheless, he kept fighting for his patients, until the virus claimed his life. "Pakistani medical officials are calling on the government to provide more protective gear to doctors so they don't have to suffer the same fate as Riaz. It is like suicide to treat patients without protection". Dr. Riaz is an example of the lengths that doctors traverse to save lives, sometimes at the cost of their own. . https://web.archive.org/web/20200330110839/https://life.gomcgill.com/dr-usama-riaz-did-everything-he-could-to-help-save-covid-19-patients-he-died-a-hero . 30 March 2020.
  6. News: Pakistan coronavirus: 'We can't see it, but everyone is terrified'. BBC News . 27 March 2020 . 2020-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200329185024/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52043224 . 29 March 2020 . live . Medical professionals have criticised the lack of protective clothing provided to frontline staff . "to work without protective equipment is suicide.".
  7. Web site: First Pakistani doctor dies from coronavirus. 2020-03-22. 24 News HD. en. 2020-03-29.
  8. News: 'We honour his sacrifice': Dr Usama's fight against COVID-19 . 30 March 2020 . The Express Tribune . 23 March 2020 . en.

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