Locum doctor becomes 8th health worker to succumb to Covid-19

Dr Syed Waqqar Ali,  died after contracting Covid-19 and spending three months in ICU at the Mater hospital where he also worked. PA Photo

A Dublin-based locum doctor has become the latest frontline healthcare worker to die from Covid-19, bringing the total number of healthcare fatalities in Ireland to eight.

Locum consultant, Dr Syed Waqqar Ali, who was working on the Covid-19 frontline in the Mater hospital, was admitted to the hospital in April with the viral infection. He was treated in intensive care for the past three months. The 60-year-old, who had worked in the Irish health service for more than 15 years, passed away on Tuesday.