On Friday, Egyptian comedian actor Hassan El Raddad revealed that veteran comedian-actor Samir Ghanem believed to have passed from COVID-19, was never infected with the virus at all.
El Raddad published through his account on “Facebook”, an obituary to the Egyptian great star Ghanem, who was his Father in law.
In this regard, El Raddad mourned the loss of his close family member amid the second wave of the Covid-19 crisis.
The young actor wrote: “ We lost Ghanem not because of Covid-19, but he died of complications of acute pyelonephritis (otherwise known as a kidney infection)."
On the other hand, the head of the scientific committee to combat the Coronavirus Dr. Hussam Hosni explained: "The remarkable actor was quarantining at home when he died suddenly in his sleep. Before he passed away, the late actor was tested for COVID-19 after he was reportedly exposed to the virus at work."
According to the Egyptian website el cinema, Ghanem, the legendary talented actor, was born in January 1937 Al-ʿAtawlah, Asyut Governorate. He received his BA from the Agriculture Department at the Alexandria University in the 1960s.
His first advanced breakthrough came with his role in the popular play “EL-Motzawgein” (The Married Couples).
Ghanem is known for starring in shows such as (Goha Rules the City), 'Faris wa Bani Khayban' (The Knight and Disaster Clan), 'Akhuya Hayes wana Layes' (Happy Is My Brother, Lost Am I) , 'Ana wal-Nizam wa Hawak' (Me, the Government and Your Love), 'Bahloul fi Istanbul' (Bahloul in Istanbul) and 'Ana wa Mirati wa Monica' (Me, My Wife and Monica).
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