The daddy of a 19-year-old in London, Ont., is confirming his son died from COVID-19 and says lies are being unfold on social media.
On Saturday, the Middlesex-London Well being Unit (MLHU) marked Yassin Dabeh’s demise, which occurred two days prior, as being associated to COVID-19, making it the area’s youngest demise associated to coronavirus.
Two days later, medical officer of well being Dr. Chris Mackie mentioned the MLHU wouldn’t have the ability to affirm this as a medical investigation wouldn’t be performed on the 19-year-old’s demise.
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On Tuesday, Yassin’s father Ahmad Dabeh held a information convention to reply questions surrounding his son’s demise.
Talking to reporters through translator Tamara Elsayed, Dabeh confirmed his son’s demise was associated to COVID-19.
The daddy additionally made reference to response on social media claiming his son didn’t die from COVID-19.
“He’s actually upset on the false rumours which are being unfold that it may’ve been suicide,” Elsayed mentioned on behalf of Dabeh.
“He doesn’t know the way they had been in a position to create such false rumours once they weren’t there on the time of his demise they usually weren’t there to look at him wrestle with COVID-19.”
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Dabeh mentioned his son had made a number of visits to the hospital and he was handled for chest ache, however he was by no means admitted for greater than two or three hours.
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The daddy added that his son had no underlying well being situations, however his son did complain of getting hassle respiratory, chest ache and soreness in his physique within the days main as much as his demise.
“On the time of his demise, when the blood work was taken, the outcomes that got here in was his demise was associated to COVID-19,” Dabeh mentioned by means of Elsayed.
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Dabeh, who got here to Canada from Syria in 2016, says he sought a greater life for Yassin and his household.
He described his son as a hard-working, loving, sort and compassionate one that received alongside very properly along with his siblings.
“He was simply very outgoing, he cherished gatherings and getting with individuals… He simply wished to have a profitable profession in Canada and have a great schooling.”
Yassin labored as a contract cleaner at Middlesex Terrace, a long-term care dwelling in Delaware.
The house has been underneath a COVID-19 outbreak since Dec. 23, however Dabeh mentioned his son didn’t specific issues working there
“It was only a very unlucky state of affairs of him contracting the virus there,” Dabeh added by means of Elsayed.
Yassin Dabeh got here to Canada in 2016 as a Syrian refugee, based on Mohamad Fakih, the founding father of Paramount Effective Meals. Fakih says the Islamic neighborhood has rallied behind the household, protecting all prices related to the funeral.
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Dabeh says it has been a troublesome mourning course of for him and his household. All of them have been contaminated with coronavirus and his spouse has been hospitalized 3 times since she’s been identified.
The an infection additionally meant that Dabeh and his spouse weren’t in a position to attend their son’s burial on Friday.
The daddy says he’s been grateful for the assist he’s obtained within the days since.
“Whether or not it was monetary help or simply compassion and luxury for the household who’s mourning this loss, he received lots of assist from lots of neighborhood members,” Dabeh mentioned by means of Elsayed.
“He’s very grateful and really grateful to all people that has reached out.”
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