Doctor Gunda becomes fourth Malawi citizen to die with Covid-19 in UK
Manchester-based Malawian general medical practitioner (GP) Austin Gunda has sadly died with coronavirus (Covid-19), becoming the fourth Malawian to pass away from the virus in the UK.
Gunda died in hospital after contracting coronavirus, a family member confirmed.
He was key member in Malawi Health Care Support (Mahecas) which is a grouping of Malawians based in United Kingdom.
A Mahecas member described the ‘immeasurable pain’ of losing their colleague.
“It is with a very heavy heart to learn the sad loss of Dr Austin Gunda,
‘This is a tragic loss to all his family, friends, colleagues and patients. The pain is immeasurable,” he said.
Malawi community in UK recently lost Grant aging who was working as a mental nurse in NHS after contracting COVID-19.
He was based in Bolton after moving from Manchester.
Already, the Malawi community in UK has lost other two to COVID-19.
Former volleyball star Best Nkhoma, succumbed to the disease in London where he was living.
Nkhoma was born in 1965 and is survived by a wife and five children.
First Covid-19 casualty from Malawi community was nurse Elsie Chafulumira Sazuze, in mid 40’s, who was based in Birmingham in England’s Midlands and was working for a care home .
Her husband Kenneth Sazuze – a renowned Malawian DJ who is training to be a nurse – said she fell ill at home before being taken to Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield where she died.
Sazuze said his wife of 24 years, who had trained and worked at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, understood the risks of working on the front line but was happy to help people.
There a number of Malawians who has also contracted of Covid-19 in UK and some have come out openly to state that they are recuperating.
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This is another sad moment. May his soul rest in peace
This is sad development in UK. Here in Malawi Ministers and other members are greatly enjoying with Corona Virus money. Other have bought cars for their wives while are keeping bundles both in homes and banks in Lilongwe. Thieves if you real want money visit the Ministers in Lilongwe here.
Sad to hear. MHSRIP…
Chakwera and Chilima are learned Politicians with integrity unlike Peter Muthalika who was once involved in hiding his brothers death.The have been in the forefront fighting Coonavirus through positive messages.
Even Matchona do not know politics.
RIP DR Gunda
RIP
Chakwera and Chilima never said there is no corona.
This is very sad.Mycondoleces to the bereaved family. Guys tell politicians not to play politics with this pandemic.
ma politicians ngati ali busy kukangalika ndi ma llowance kuwajudula nde ali ndi nthawi yoti akhale ready ndi za corona virus zi?????????
zinthu zangoti mbwerekete. takananitu ce botomani eh BEN 12 tsopano.
TILANLHULENITU NANGA.
MWANGOTI ZIIIIII
Ask chakwera and chilima to read this .paja awiri wa akhala akutiuza kuti kulibe corona
Sad. MHSRIP. Amid all the xenophobia in the UK, it’s really sad that foreign health workers are dying in such large numbers so the natives can live. Here, I have in mind prime minister Boris Johnson himself who, after making a career out of talking shit about foreigners, was literally saved by them!