Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays

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Abdikani Mohamed Wa'ays (died May 10, 2020) was a veteran Somali diplomat. He was serving concurrently as Somalia's ambassador to Egypt and the Arab League at the time of his death in May 2020 from COVID-19. [1] [2]

Ambassador Wa’ays died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Kuwait on May 10, 2020. He had been hospitalized for a week prior to his death after testing positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait, though it was unknown why he originally traveled to Kuwait for treatment. [1] He had suffered from diabetes as well. [1]

Wa’ays was the latest of a series of high-profile Somali deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, including musician Hudeidi, former Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein and the Justice Minister of Hirshabelle State Khalif Mumin Tohow. [1] [2] [3]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Somalia's envoy to Egypt dies from coronavirus in Kuwait". Garowe Online . 2020-05-10. Archived from the original on 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. 1 2 Rahman Alfa Shaban, Abdur (2020-05-14). "Prominent coronavirus deaths: May 10: Somali envoy to Egypt, Arab League dies". Africa News . Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. ↑ "Somali state minister dies from coronavirus". Al Jazeera English . 2020-04-12. Archived from the original on 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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