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Among first Filipino nurses in his UAE hospital, Marlon Jimenea dies of COVID-19
A Filipino nurse, Marlon Jimenea, who worked in the intensive care unit of the University Hospital Sharjah in the UAE, has died from COVID-19.
Jimenea, 44, had a check-up for a cough on April 2, but tested negative for influenza A and B, and was sent home with antibiotics.
He was admitted to the emergency room that same evening and transferred to the ICU, where he was intubated.
He experienced 6 cardiac arrests during his 21-day stay in the ICU before succumbing to the virus.
The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) UAE chapter referred to Jimenea as a "fallen hero", and Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes confirmed his death.
The UAE government has intensified its COVID-19 detection efforts, surpassing one million tests conducted nationwide.
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