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UK Doctor Who Urged PM To Provide Protective Gear Dies

UK Doctor Who Urged PM To Provide Protective Gear Dies

London, United Kingdom – A British doctor who warned United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson that health workers on the front line did not have enough personal protection equipment (PPE) has died of COVID-19.

Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, a 53-year-old consultant in the urology department at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Romford, worked for the NHS for more than 20 years after migrating from Bangladesh.

He died on Wednesday aged 53 after spending 15 days in hospital.

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In a Facebook post on March 18 directly addressing Johnson, Chowdhury urged the prime minister to