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Diasporia News of Tuesday, 7 April 2020

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Nigerian woman dies of coronavirus in UK

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A London based Nigerian woman identified as Mmaete Greg has died of coronavirus in Britain, according to The PUNCH.

Mmaete, 64, who resided in London, died on Monday, March 6, a close relative to the deceased, Edoamaowo Udeme, revealed.

“Goodbye Aunty Maette Mercy, may you be our first and last coronavirus sacrifice in our family. I pray your husband and children come out of this sad situation. I feel for Janet, Wendy, Albert and your beloved Cherish. I feel for your husband Greg.” Udeme wrote on Facebook on Monday.

According to Udeme, her late aunt lived and worked in the UK for over forty years and later retired from the service of the Metropolitan Police years before her death.

Narrating the sad incident, she said, “My elder brother based in Liberia called me a few days back that her daughter told him that she was in Intensive Care Unit due to COVID-19. All I could do was pray. Then yesterday, I got a message that she had passed.”

The relative of the deceased said her late aunt hailed from Ikot Nya in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Udeme’s elder brother, Nkere Philip, who was said to be based in Liberia also commented.

Philip said, “I have been communicating with one of the children since their mother tested positive for coronavirus.

“About four days ago, the daughter called me to say their mother was seriously down with the virus and she was on admission at the hospital and had a 50:50 chance of survival.

“Then, the daughter called later on Monday and told me we lost her.

“She was not in the hospital for long. The way the virus is infecting people in Europe is very serious. The medical facilities are there but they couldn’t save her.

“When I spoke with the husband over the phone, he was still perplexed because everything happened so suddenly and he and the children did not expect that she was not going to be back home from the hospital.”