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Coronavirus: British GP becomes 'first doctor in UK' to die from virus after 'textbook symptoms'

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A GP is feared to be the first UK medic to die from coronavirus. Dr Habib Zaidi, 76, died on Wednesday after he took ill the day before.He had been in self-isolation and hadn't seen patients face to face for a week before his death.

His daughter said he sacrificed his life for his work, the BBC reports. The Mirror reports tests have yet to confirm whether he had Covid-19, but his daughter said he had "textbook symptoms".

His daughter Dr Sarah Zaidi said: "For that to be the thing that took him is too much to bear."It is reflective of his sacrifice."She said he was treated as a "definitive case", and said there was little doubt he had coronavirus.Emotional tributes have been paid to the popular GP, who had worked in Leigh-on-Sea for more

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