ISRAEL
Young surgeon intern dies on duty at Bnei Zion hospital after 26 hours on duty
June 5, 2022
On Saturday, a 34-year-old intern doctor, who was a trainee in the department of surgery, died while on duty at the Bnei Zion hospital in Haifa. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. The hospital announced the tragic death of the doctor and expressed deep condolences to his family.
The name of the deceased was published - Shadi Aslan from the village of Mazraa, located between Akko and Naaria. According to Israel Hayom, the doctor suddenly lost consciousness and died after a 26-hour shift, having finished his duty.
In recent years, such tragedies have occurred in Israeli hospitals at least twice. Three years ago, a young trainee doctor died of cardiac arrest at Beilinson Hospital, and two years earlier, a sudden death overtook the work of a trainee doctor at Rambam Hospital.
Israeli interns have suffered for decades from grueling 28-hour shifts. Last fall, the Ministry of Health finally recognized the existence of the problem and began to solve it. In the first phase of the plan, announced in October by Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, interns at ten outlying hospitals were placed on shortened 18-hour shifts, with all young doctors receiving human working conditions only by December 2025.
https://news.israelinfo.co.il/events/103370
ZIMBABWE
Zapu chairperson yet to be buried
June 6, 2022
Burial arrangements for the late Zapu national chairperson Mark Nzula Mbayiwa, who suddenly died last Friday night after attending party events, are yet to be announced.
Zapu secretary-general Mthulisi Hanana told Southern Eye yesterday that mourners are gathered at 21 Windermere Road, Morningside, Bulawayo.
“It is with a deep sense of sorrow that we learnt of the passing on of our party chairperson, Mbayiwa. As a party, we are still in shock at his sudden demise since Mbayiwa attended all party-related activities yesterday (Friday) including an evening presidency meeting,” Hanana said.
“In Mbayiwa the party has lost a great and committed cadre, a leader, a mentor, a torchbearer and an unflinching revolutionary. We have lost a dependable comrade, a reservoir of party history and a fountain of knowledge. We are poorer without him.”
Hanana further described Mbayiwa as a humble, politically-astute person who stood down and endorsed new party leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo and worked well with him.
At the time of his demise, Mbayiwa was party national chairperson and acting treasurer general.
No age or cause of death reported.
https://www.newsday.co.zw/2022/06/zapu-chairperson-yet-to-be-buried/
BENIN
Footballers Protest Sudden Death Of Teammate On Field In Edo
June 3, 2022
The late arrival of medical attention to Chris Edoghogho, a player of the Angels Football Team, Benin who collapsed during a football game against BJ Foundation Football Club, his teammates yesterday blocked the main entrance of the Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin, to protest the attitude of medical personnel.
Edoghogho reportedly slumped and died while playing on the pitch against the rival club for the Federation Cup. The players blocked the busy Sapele Road, leading to a traffic hold up on the road.
Speaking to journalists, one of his colleagues, Okiemute Ovie, explained that the match was going on smoothly at the Edo State School of Health, Dumez Road pitch when Edoghogho headed the ball, suddenly slumped on the field. According to him, when he slumped, other players and spectators didn’t think it was anything serious.
Ovie said that they later realized that his condition was critical and promptly called the attention to the attention of medical personnel, demanding an ambulance to rush him to the hospital. “The game was on when Chris headed the ball to the centre cycle and went down about two minutes after then. We all thought it was one of the normal fallings that do happen on the pitch. While they were checking, the referee signalled the medical team and they came in and rushed him away.”
Ovie lamented that while they waited anxiously for news of the condition of the ill-fated player from the organizers of the tournament, they were not forthcoming but urged them to play on. He said that the teammates refused to play but demanded to know they rushed to the hospital to find out the condition of their colleague.
He said when they got to the hospital to see things for themselves, they were shell shocked to meet the lifeless body of their colleague right inside the ambulance. He wailed, “We demanded to know what happened to our colleague but nobody was ready to talk to us. Until now, none of the members of the organizer of the tournament is here. It is over four hours since the incident happened.”
An official of the ministry, however, promised that the organizers will brief the press at the appropriate time. Contacted, the Edo State Police spokesman, Mr Chidi Nwanbuzor, said the police has not been briefed, adding that he would get back to the as soon as he has information about the sudden death.
No age reported.
https://tribuneonlineng.com/footballers-protest-sudden-death-of-teammate-on-field-in-edo/
UKRAINE
Man dies at South Station
June 4, 2022
A man born in 1962 died this morning at the South Station in Kharkov. This information was confirmed by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the Southern Railway, writes "SQ ". According to preliminary data, it was a sudden death. "The man was walking, then he suddenly lost consciousness and fell. No signs of violent death were found," the policemen said.
According to the press service, the body was taken to the morgue, where the necessary examinations will be carried out.
https://news.kh.ua/kharkov/incidents/32877-na-yuzhnom-vokzale-umer-muzhchina.html
RUSSIA
Found at home: A famous doctor suddenly died in Chelyabinsk; cardiac surgeon Denis Loganenko passed away at the age of 48.
Irreparable loss is experienced in the Chelyabinsk Regional Hospital. Denis Loganenko, an employee of the Department of Cardiac Surgery, has recently successfully passed medical examination. The audit showed no serious health concerns. Therefore, the news of his death came as a shock to everyone.
The doctor died at home, suddenly. Most likely, let down the heart. He gave his all to work, worked without sparing his strength. He has saved hundreds of lives. He put people with severe heart defects on their feet, who after the operation received a second chance. And he didn't manage to save himself.
He has been working in the hospital since 1997, where he came after a clinical internship. He defended his thesis, having received the highest qualification category.
https://tsargrad.tv/news/nashli-doma-v-cheljabinske-skoropostizhno-umer-izvestnyj-vrach_560806
Three athletes “died suddenly”:
In Bataysk, a 26-year-old young man died on the sports ground
May 31, 2022
In the city of Bataysk, Rostov Region, a 26-year-old young man suddenly died on a sports ground. The tragedy occurred on May 29 in one of the parks on Rabochaya Street. Bataychanin came to the site to train, having recharged before this non-alcoholic energy drink. As soon as the athlete grabbed the horizontal bar, he became ill, he lost consciousness and fell to the ground.
Witnesses called an ambulance to the scene. However, paramedics arrived and confirmed the man's death. According to preliminary information, death was due to heart failure (ischemic cardiomyopathy). Pathologists will determine the exact cause of death.
In Chelyabinsk, after a match, 18-year-old boxer died
June 3, 2022
Moscow - Boxer Ibrahim Khasanov died in hospital after the tournament in Chelyabinsk, according to the official group of the Boxing Federation of the Chelyabinsk region in the social network "VKontakte". Regional boxing competitions in Chelyabinsk were held at the end of May. The 18-year-old boxer was hospitalized after the tournament ended. Doctors fought for his life for six days.
"At the competition during the award ceremony, the athlete felt bad. Doctors on the spot provided first aid, then he was hospitalized. However, despite professional medical assistance, Ibrahim was not saved. The Boxing Federation of the Chelyabinsk region extends its condolences to the family and friends of the deceased boxer Ibrahim Khasanov. The family of the boxer will be provided with the necessary support and assistance from the boxing community," the report says.
No cause of death reported.
https://rsport.ria.ru/20220603/bokser-1792990466.html?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop
Former CSKA footballer Alexander Berketov dies at 47
June 1, 2022
Former CSKA Moscow defender, Russian Cup winner Alexander Berketov has died at the age of 46 [sic]. This was announced on June 1 in the Telegram channel by the former press attaché of the Russian national team, journalist Ilya Kazakov.
According to preliminary data, the cause of death of the athlete could be a detached blood clot.
Two young children “died suddenly”:
A five-year-old boy suddenly died in a children's entertainment center in Slutsk
May 31, 2022
He played, everything was fine, but then he suddenly became ill. The boy died unexpectedly in the Leo Park children's entertainment center in Slutsk on May 28. The cause of death of a five-year-old baby is currently being investigated. The entertainment center is still open.
According to the Leo Park administrator, the child came to the center with his mother. He jumped on a trampoline, later he suddenly became ill. The ambulance arrived quickly, within a maximum of seven minutes, but could not save the baby. She added that no bruises were visible on his body.
In the evening, in front of the eyes of the mother, a two-year-old daughter suddenly died
June 6, 2022
Last night, a 2-year-old girl died in the Bazarno-Karabulaksky district of the Saratov region. This is reported by the regional prosecutor's office. According to the agency, at 19.20 a resident of the village of Belaya Gora fed her daughter and put her to bed. Suddenly, the child began to vomit, the mother called the paramedic, who decided to call an ambulance. However, upon arrival at the hospital, the doctor recorded the death of the girl.
The cause of death of the child is established, a procedural check is carried out. The living conditions of the child will be clarified, and the actions (inactions) of legal representatives will be assessed. "The family in which the child lived is prosperous, previously it did not fall into the field of view of the organs of the system of prevention and neglect, it is characterized positively at the place of residence," the prosecutor's office clarifies.
According to the regional Investigative Committee of the ICR, the girl was one and a half years old. An ambulance brought her to the Bazarno-Karabulak regional hospital, but the doctors only declared the death of the child.
A pre-investigation check has been launched, no signs of violent death were found on the girl's body during an external examination. Preliminarily, the cause of death was asphyxia by vomit.
Russian accused of murdering Putin enemy Alexander Litvinenko dies of Covid
June 4, 2022
POISONER Dmitry Kovtun — accused of murdering Putin enemy Alexander Litvinenko in London — has died of Covid aged 56.
The death will increase speculation that Kovtun also poisoned himself with polonium-210 when he spiked Litvinenko’s tea at a hotel in the capital in 2006.
Fellow ex-FSB operative Andrei Lugovoy — also accused of Litvinenko’s killing — confirmed Kovtun’s death in Moscow.
Lugovoy, 55, now an ultranationalist Russian MP, said: “We have the sad news that my close and loyal friend Dmitry Kovtun passed away suddenly as a result of a serious illness linked to a coronavirus infection.
“Sleep well, dear friend! We will never forget you.”
Russian news agency Tass confirmed the death.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18784673/dmitry-kovtun-alexander-litvinenko-covid/
“I was influenced by feelings for Sasha.” The father of Alexander Taraikovsky died
June 5, 2022
59-year-old Valery Taraikovsky died on May 26, two days later he was buried next to his son Alexander at the Western Cemetery in Minsk.
“Everything happened unexpectedly, he had no health problems, he didn’t complain about anything, and then his heart suddenly seized. And at that moment he was alone. Why is that? We think the feelings for Sasha influenced, ”the publication quotes relatives.
Recall that Alexander Taraikovsky was killed by security forces on the night of August 10, 2020 on Pritytsky Street. First, a message appeared on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which claimed that one of the protesters tried to throw an unidentified explosive device towards the security forces and died when it exploded in his hand.
But soon, numerous photo and video materials became available to the public, refuting the official version. The pictures showed that Taraikovsky approached the ranks of the special forces with empty hands, moreover, they were defiantly raised up. Also in the videos, shots of the security forces are visible, after which blood appears on Alexander's white T-shirt, and he then falls to the asphalt.
A criminal case on the fact of his death has not been initiated - the Investigative Committee did not find a violation of the law in the actions of the security forces.
No cause of death reported.
https://news.zerkalo.io/life/15579.html
Two “died suddenly” in Volgograd on the same day:
In Volgograd, a man died suddenly on Rykachev Street
June 4, 2022
According to eyewitnesses, yesterday, June 3, a man, approaching the drinking pavilion on Rykachev Street in Volgograd, began to knock on the door. When they didn't open it, he sat down next to the building and then fell down.
At that moment, the seller of the drinking point came out into the street. Noticing the lifeless body of a man, she called an ambulance. Arriving doctors pronounced him dead.
No age or cause of death reported.
In the Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the cross-country cadet died
June 4, 2022
Today, June 4, a cadet died at the Volgograd Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. An ambulance arrived at the campus. According to unconfirmed reports, the cadets had physical training classes. They ran 1000 meters.
One of the cadets became ill, he fell. The doctors who arrived in an ambulance pronounced him dead, Volgograd media write.
No age or cause of death reported.
A mysterious accident:
28-year-old Voronezh resident died in the hospital after a hard accident on the "oncoming" lane
June 4, 2022
The fatal accident happened on June 3 at about 4:25 p.m. near house number 2 on Otlichnikov Lane in the Levoberezhny District. According to police, a 34-year-old resident of the Novousmansky district was driving an Isuzu truck along Otlichnikov Lane from Tsiolkovsky towards Barrikadnaya Street. Suddenly, the driver lost control and collided with a Seat that was driving in the opposite lane.
The car was driven by a 28-year-old man. As a result of the accident, he received injuries of varying severity, from which he died in the hospital.
https://bloknot-voronezh.ru/news/28-letniy-voronezhets-umer-v-bolnitse-posle-zhestk-1485418
The Investigative Committee launched an investigation into the death of a woman in the Smolensk basin
June 1, 2022
The tragedy occurred in one of the pools in the Zadneprovsky district of Smolensk last Monday. Alina, 36-year-old athlete, activist and animal rights activist, died in training. Smolyanka practiced freediving, but there was an accident. The instructor, who was working at that moment in the room, was distracted by the children and did not notice that the girl did not swim out from under the water.
The regional Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee clarified that the cause of Alina's death was mechanical asphyxia as a result of water entering the respiratory tract.
“On the fact of the death of a woman, the investigating authorities of the Russian Investigative Committee for the Smolensk region are conducting a pre-investigation check, during which all the circumstances of the incident will be established. Based on the results of the check, a procedural decision will be made,” the ministry said.
Friends and relatives of the young woman expressed their condolences. Smolensk noted that Alina was a real role model.
https://readovka67.ru/news/99179
GEORGIA
Deputy Mayor Of Tbilisi Found Dead At Home, Investigation Under Way
June 1, 2022
TBILISI -- Ilia Eloshvili, the deputy mayor of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, has been found dead at his house.
The Interior Ministry said on June 1 that it has launched a probe into the cause of death.
It gave no further details.
The 47-year-old was known as a close associate of the mayor of Tbilisi, former Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze.
Eloshvili used to work as a deputy energy minister and then became the energy minister from 2012 to 2017, before he started serving as deputy mayor of Tbilisi.
Eloshvili is survived survived by his wife and two children.
https://www.rferl.org/a/tbilisi-deputy-mayor-found-dead-at-home/31878523.html
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