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Coronavirus professor dies during online lecture - students have to watch helplessly

2020-09-07T20:51:19.678Z


A tragedy has occurred in Argentina. A professor apparently suffering from Covid-19 died during an online lecture. Their students watched helplessly.


A tragedy has occurred in Argentina.

A professor apparently suffering from Covid-19 died during an online lecture.

Their students watched helplessly.

  • The Argentine professor

    Paola de Simone

    had been complaining about symptoms of a

    corona infection *

    for several weeks

    .

  • During an

    online lecture

    , she suddenly couldn't breathe, collapsed, and passed away.

  • The students

    watched

    the

    death of

    their

    professor

    helplessly.

Munich / Buenos Aires -

Paola de Simone

was a professor at the

Universidad de la Empresa

in the Argentine capital

Buenos Aires

.

She had

worked and taught

at the

university

in the fields of politics and international relations for 15 years

.

For several weeks,

de Simone

complained

about symptoms of a

corona infection

, also on social media

.

Nevertheless, last week she gave an

online lecture

for 40 students on the video platform "Zoom" - and died in the process. The students

watched

the

death of

their professor helplessly.

Argentina: Professor de Simone complained about symptoms of a corona infection

The 46-year-old

de Simone

had

complained

several times on her

social channels

about coughing and shortness of breath.

Even after four weeks, she still

showed symptoms *

, wrote the

professor

.

Her husband, who works as an emergency doctor, is already exhausted from the many

Covid 19 cases

on his ward.

De Simone's

accounts on Twitter and Facebook, on which she repeatedly campaigned for better medical and social infrastructure in Argentina, have since been deleted.

Argentina: Professor dies of Corona during online lecture

Despite her

corona disease *

, the

professor

wanted to

continue giving her lectures - but online via "Zoom".

During a video conference,

de Simone

suddenly couldn't breathe.

As reported by the Argentine newspaper

Diari Mes

, one of the students asked for their home address to call an ambulance.

But there was no answer.

“I can't,” the

professor

is said to have said while still struggling for air and then collapsed.

The

students

stayed online until the

46-year-old's

husband

arrived and provided

first aid

.

However, even he could no longer save the professor.

Argentina: family, colleagues and friends mourn the deceased professor

In

addition to her husband,

De Simone

also has a

daughter

.

The

46-year-old

university

posted a letter on

Twitter

.

It describes

de Simone

as a passionate teacher and a great person.

pic.twitter.com/IbkhXMkP4K

- UADE (@UADEoficial) September 3, 2020

Her colleague

Facundo Cruz

, an academic director at the university, wrote, “Farewell my friend.

We will miss you. ”Her

students

said goodbye to their

professor

on an internet

blog

.

“Paola left, but before that she taught us a lot: love for what we do, empathy for the people around us and curiosity about the world.

Thank you, teacher, forever, ”wrote one student.

Despedida a una amiga.

Te vamos a extrañar, @paolillabombon.

pic.twitter.com/f7uXiR2EMC

- Facundo Cruz 💚 (@facucruz) September 2, 2020

According to Argentine media, the

online lecture was

recorded.

De Simone's

family members asked not to share the video.

Nevertheless, the recordings were circulating on

social networks

a short time later

.

A German doctor in Mallorca also died shortly after being infected with Covid-19.

In the United States, a 30-year-old thought the coronavirus was a lie and later died of it.

Corona is currently hitting Spain with full force.

In the Madrid region, the number of new infections is causing great concern and on Mallorca helicopter scenes are unreal.

(ph) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital editorial network

Source: merkur

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