Belgium-born action-film star Jean-Claude Van Damme paid an emotional tribute to Veteran Egyptian actress and former model, Ragaa El-Gedawy after her death, whom he met in 2019 at Joy Awards.
He posted on his official “Instagram” account a photo of himself with the late actress, and captioned: "I'm in shock! It's very sad to read that legendary Egyptian actress Ragaa Al-Giddawy has passed away after a brave battle against coronavirus,".
Van Damme continued: "I met her few months ago, she was so full of life, cheerful and majestic – I cannot believe she's gone…but, she will always live in my memory with her lovely spirit and beautiful laughs. May Allah bless her soul.💔 #JCVD #رجاء_الجداوي."
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El-Gedawy, whose career has spanned for over six decades, has passed away at the age of 81, after spending over 41 days battling coronavirus at the Abu Khalifa Isolation Hospital in Ismailia.
Amira Hassan Mokhtar, the actress' daughter, has announced on Sunday her mother’s death. The 81-year-old actress has been transferred on June 2 into the ICU, after the deterioration of her health condition.
El-Gedawy was transferred immediately to the ICU after she felt shortness of breath, headache, and circulatory collapse in the early hours of the morning.
The veteran actress was infected with the novel coronavirus, on the 27th of Ramadan, after finished filming TV series “Leabah El Nesian” (Oblivion Game), which achieved great success during its premiere in Ramadan.
El-Gedawy entered the isolation on the night of Eid Al-Fitr.
Tributes poured in on social media, as soon as the news circulated, wishing the star a safe and healthy recovery.
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The novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit several celebrities and top political figures around the world.
The virus is a new member of the Coronaviruses group, which was never identified in humans. The viruses’ family also includes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV), which cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases.
Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Humans and animals such as mammals and birds can be affected by the disease. The name coronavirus is derived from the Latin corona, meaning “crown” or “halo”.
On February 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19, taken from the words “corona”, “virus” and “disease”.
In December 2019, an outbreak was reported in Wuhan, China. On 31 December 2019, the outbreak was traced to a novel strain of coronavirus, which was given the interim name 2019-nCoV by the World Health Organization (WHO), it was later renamed SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.
On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough.
Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.
It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus.
The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.
People across the globe partake in self-isolation for 14 days as an effective precautionary measure to protect those around them and themselves from contracting COVID-19.
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