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Female doctor Hajir Muhammad Muhammad Ali passed away last week in Jeddah leaving behind her husband and children to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr alone. She died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) after battling the deadly coronavirus for 105 days.
Wiping off his tears, Hajir's husband, Salah Othman, said his wife suffered tremendously due to the virus, which she contracted while treating a female patient who visited her clinic.
A few days later, she felt her temperature rising and started coughing. It was her day-off so she went to a polyclinic where the doctor prescribed her a painkiller and an antibiotic. But her temperature did not subside. Instead, it continued to rise and it was then that Hajir suspected she was suffering from MERS-coronavirus.
"The next day, I took Hajir to the emergency room of the medical center where she used to work. The tests and analyses showed she was suffering from an acute lack of oxygen and severe inflammation of the lungs," said the bereaved husband.
Hajir was transferred to the National Guard Medical City where they ran tests for coronavirus. "The first and second tests were negative but the third turned out positive and she was admitted immediately to the ICU," Othman said.
He said the medical team started treatment by giving her anti-virus medicines and her condition started improving.
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Wiping off his tears, Hajir's husband, Salah Othman, said his wife suffered tremendously due to the virus, which she contracted while treating a female patient who visited her clinic.
A few days later, she felt her temperature rising and started coughing. It was her day-off so she went to a polyclinic where the doctor prescribed her a painkiller and an antibiotic. But her temperature did not subside. Instead, it continued to rise and it was then that Hajir suspected she was suffering from MERS-coronavirus.
"The next day, I took Hajir to the emergency room of the medical center where she used to work. The tests and analyses showed she was suffering from an acute lack of oxygen and severe inflammation of the lungs," said the bereaved husband.
Hajir was transferred to the National Guard Medical City where they ran tests for coronavirus. "The first and second tests were negative but the third turned out positive and she was admitted immediately to the ICU," Othman said.
He said the medical team started treatment by giving her anti-virus medicines and her condition started improving.
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https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/expat-doc-dies-105-day-battle-coronavirus-133551568.html