Three persons from Thrissur, Kerala, a state of India died in different countries in the Gulf while they were undergoing treatment after testing positive for Covid-19. Relatives gave their names as Palappetty Kareem Haji (62) of Thiruvathra near Chavakkad, Rafeeq (40) of Vellarakkad near Erumapetty and Thoppil Veettil Abdul Gafoor (54) of Valappad.
Relatives said Haji died in a hospital in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night where he was undergoing treatment for the past two weeks and was shifted to the ICU two days ago after his condition worsened. Haji was running a business in Abu Dhabi and was active in several organizations like KMCC and Abu Dhabi Islamic Centre.
Gafoor, who worked as a tailor in Kuwait, died early on Thursday. He was under treatment for the past couple of days and was shifted to a new hospital when his condition worsened. Later, he developed acute pneumonia and died. Gafoor was a member of Thrissur Association of Kuwait City in Kuwait.
Rafeeq too developed acute pneumonia, after testing positive for Covid-19 on April 5. He had actually tested negative on April 10. But his condition deteriorated and he breathed his last on Wednesday night.