Retired doctor who rushed to help with UK coronavirus crisis dies of Covid-19

A dedicated doctor who came out of retirement to help Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) cope with the coronavirus outbreak has died of the disease, his son has said.

Alfa Saadu, 68, who immigrated to Britain from Nigeria and had a long and successful career in NHS hospitals across London, died on Tuesday after suffering from the COVID-19 disease for two weeks, Dani Saadu said.