Habib Zaidi

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Dr Alfa Saadu (second from left) was praised for his leadership

A Doctor Who dedicated almost 40 Years , in order to save others died after contracting coronavirus.

Dr Alfa Saadu, 68, died on Tuesday afternoon at the Whittington Hospital in North London .

The Doctor was a medical Director at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex and Ealing NHS Trust and worked at many hospitals in the capital.

the Tribute was paid, Dr. Saadu, including the former President of the Nigerian Senate.

started to show Two Weeks ago, Dr. Saadu symptoms of coronavirus and immediately isolated.

His son, Dani Saadu said, The Family suggested that he should go to the hospital, but his father insisted that he "do not want to take up a hospital bed because other people would need it".

Mr Saadu added: "He was a very passionate man, which is to save the people.

"once you spoke with him about medicine, or what was going on luminaires with the NHS in his eyes - he was very passionate.

"He was part-time as a representative, as he not only was able to fully retire. He loved the medicine so much.

"He worked for the NHS for nearly 40 Years in various hospitals in London, and he loved to lecture people in the medical world, he had in the UK and Africa. "

'This virus is going to kill'

Despite being retired, Dr. Saadu part in the year 2017, to continue to work, time on The Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire.

During his career, he also worked as the medical Director of Ealing Hospital NHS Trust and was appointed interim medical Director when The Trust merged, the London-North-West University NHS Trust in 2014.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital where Dr. Saadu worked as medical Director until his retirement in December 2017, also paid tribute: "Our condolences to you and your family. Our thoughts are with all of you. "

Mr Saadu warned that the people of the government, takes the advice seriously, as the numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths.

"I remember ready a few weeks ago, when Boris Johnson said: 'to lose, love'," He Said .

"I'm really angry and think, why did he say this? It's not the kind of thing you say on TV'.

"Now I understand what he means. People need to take seriously this virus. I've seen, it kills first - hand-the virus people. "

Dr. Charles Cayley, together with Dr. Saadu in London North-West University NHS Trust, described his colleagues as "a joy to work with".

"at the time of His appointment as medical Director in Ealing, a milestone moment in the improvement in The Number of ethnic minority staff should be called to positions of leadership in the NHS. We will miss him very much. "

Dr Alfa Saadu retired from his medical career in the year 2017, but later to work on a part-time

Dr. Saadu, The Fourth NHS professional die from coronavirus in the week after the death of Dr. Habib Zaidi in Southend, Dr. Adil El Tayar in west London, and Dr. Amged El-Hawrani in Leicester.

the Former Nigerian President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki expressed his condolences on Twitter.

Dr. Saraki, said Dr. Saadu was the Chairman of the Kwara State Association, community leader and traditional office-holders as a gala Dima from Pategi.

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Source of news: bbc.com