These selfless health professionals died saving lives amid coronavirus

Freda Ocran

The US-based Ghanaian nurse, Freda Ocran, joined the long list of health professionals killed by the deadly coronavirus. Ocran, 50, was the former head nurse of Jacobi Medical Center’s psychiatric unit which is located in the Morris Park neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.

Before succumbing to the deadly disease, Ocran raised concerns about the absence of coronavirus precautionary guidelines and testing at her place of work and weeks later, she died from the virus.

“She had concerns, especially with working with patients and other staff and how long it was taking to be tested,” Ocran’s son, Kwame, 25, told The New York Post.

Ocran’s death came a day after nurses at the facility held a rally to protest the shortage of masks and gloves and also rebel against a new city hospital policy of rationing that would require them to reuse the same N95 mask for up to five days.