Coronavirus: 63 doctors die of COVID-19 in Yemen
The Yemeni Physicians and Pharmacists Syndicate announced on Friday that 63 doctors have died of COVID-19 in the country
This came in a statement regarding Dr Ali Abu-Zalat, of Egyptian origin, who died on Wednesday after contracting COVID-19 in Hadhramaut
“The death of Dr Abu-Zalat is a great loss for the Yemeni Physicians and Pharmacists Syndicate and for Egyptian doctors,” the statement read, noting that Dr Abu-Zalat spent his life serving people and patients
More than 100 healthcare workers in Yemen have died since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the war-torn country
As of Saturday evening, 2041 Yemenis have contracted COVID-19 and 589 have died, while 1320 recovered