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Retired doctor who rushed to help with UK coronavirus crisis dies of COVID-19

Published 01/04/2020, 18:56
Updated 01/04/2020, 19:00
Retired doctor who rushed to help with UK coronavirus crisis dies of COVID-19

LONDON, April 1 (Reuters) - A dedicated doctor who came out
of retirement to help Britain's National Health Service (NHS)
cope with the coronavirus outbreak has died of the disease, his
son has said.
Alfa Saadu, 68, who immigrated to Britain from Nigeria and
had a long and successful career in NHS hospitals across London,
died on Tuesday after suffering from the COVID-19 disease for
two weeks, Dani Saadu said.
"My dad was a living legend, worked for the NHS for nearly
40 years saving people's lives here and in Africa. Up until he
got sick, he was still working part-time saving people," the
doctor's son said in a post on social media, quoted by HuffPost.
Thousands of retired doctors and nurses in Britain have
returned to work in response to a government appeal for help for
the NHS, which was already suffering from staff shortages before
the crisis.
Founded after World War Two to provide free healthcare for
everyone living in Britain, the NHS and the values it represents
are a unifying force in society. "Protect the NHS" is one of the
government's core messages to the public amid a national
lockdown.
Britain has reported 2,352 deaths from COVID-19 and 29,474
confirmed cases.
Alfa Saadu had remained close to his family and community in
Kwara State in central Nigeria, where he held the traditional
title of Galadima of his hometown of Pategi.
He was mourned by senior figures including the governor of
Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who said the doctor had made
"tremendous contributions" to the public good.
"As a public health expert, he saved many lives in London as
he did across Africa," the governor said. "He will be sorely
missed."

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