The
magnitudinal effect of COVID-19 globally is no doubt very disheartening. The good
or perhaps bad thing about the virus is that it is no respecter of race,
religion, financial status, economic power, fame and prowess. Unlike some virus
and diseases such as Ebola, Polio, etc that majorly killed the poor, COVID-19
has dishearteningly demised various celebrities globally.
magnitudinal effect of COVID-19 globally is no doubt very disheartening. The good
or perhaps bad thing about the virus is that it is no respecter of race,
religion, financial status, economic power, fame and prowess. Unlike some virus
and diseases such as Ebola, Polio, etc that majorly killed the poor, COVID-19
has dishearteningly demised various celebrities globally.
Some of them are:
·
Lorenzo
Sanz, former Real Madrid president. He died March 21 2020 at age 76.
Lorenzo
Sanz, former Real Madrid president. He died March 21 2020 at age 76.
·
John
Prine, 73, an American folk legend widely considered one of his generation’s
most influential songwriters, died on April 8, 2020.
John
Prine, 73, an American folk legend widely considered one of his generation’s
most influential songwriters, died on April 8, 2020.
·
Senegal’s
Pape Diouf, 68, ex-president of French football club Olympique de Marseille,
died March 31, 2020 in Dakar.
Senegal’s
Pape Diouf, 68, ex-president of French football club Olympique de Marseille,
died March 31, 2020 in Dakar.
·
Jazz
great Ellis Marsalis died on April 1, 2020 aged 85 after contracting the virus.
Jazz
great Ellis Marsalis died on April 1, 2020 aged 85 after contracting the virus.
·
Veteran
Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango, 86, and revered American playwright Terrence
McNally, 81, both died on March 24, 2020, following coronavirus complications.
Veteran
Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango, 86, and revered American playwright Terrence
McNally, 81, both died on March 24, 2020, following coronavirus complications.
·
Tim
Brooke-Taylor, 79, a British comic actor best known for TV show The Goodies and
radio show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, died on Sunday.
Tim
Brooke-Taylor, 79, a British comic actor best known for TV show The Goodies and
radio show I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, died on Sunday.
·
Former
Republic of Congo president Jacques Joachim Yhombi Opango died in France on
March 30, 2020 aged 81.
Former
Republic of Congo president Jacques Joachim Yhombi Opango died in France on
March 30, 2020 aged 81.
·
Mahmud
Jibril, former head of the Libyan rebel government that overthrew dictator
Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, died on April 5, 2020.
Mahmud
Jibril, former head of the Libyan rebel government that overthrew dictator
Moamer Kadhafi in 2011, died on April 5, 2020.
One factor common among these people
however is their age. Many of them are aged. No celebrity who is a youth has
reported died and we pray none will, neither will there be more deaths
globally.
however is their age. Many of them are aged. No celebrity who is a youth has
reported died and we pray none will, neither will there be more deaths
globally.
Corona Virus is real. While you pray, take precautions. Use hand sanitizers, wash your hand regularly, self-isolate yourself, wear face mask and hand gloves.
