By Tara Rippin • Published: 28 Nov 2020 • 17:59
A family doctor who was about to retire has died of coronavirus in Sevilla.
Pedro Fernández Casado, 66, was diagnosed several weeks ago and spent 20 days in ICU at Virgen del Rocío Hospital before his health deteriorated and he died on Friday, November 27.
The Medical Union of Sevilla said in a statement: “He contracted the virus in the days when he was considering his retirement”.
Earlier this month, Sevillian health worker Gabriel Castillo, died from coronavirus.
There have now now four deaths from Covid-19 of health workers in Sevilla since the start of the pandemic.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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