Carol Jamabo Dies Of Coronavirus In UK. Son Tests Positive
chuks oti
Apr 07, 2020
Tributes have been paid to a care worker Carol Jamabo who died after she was suspected to have been infected with coronavirus.
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Mother-of-two Carol Jamabo, 56, worked as a carer in the community for Cherish Elderly Care in Bury.
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Her family said she fell ill about a week before her death on Wednesday, and her youngest son has now tested positive for the virus.
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Ms Jamabo moved to the UK from Nigeria in the early 1990s and was a key worker for more than 25 years.
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She previously worked in the prison service and as an NHS administrator at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London.
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Most recently, she worked as a carer in the community after moving to Bury to be closer to her two children, Tonye Selema, 25, and Abiye Selema, 22, a student at Leeds University.
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Ms Jamabo became suddenly unwell at her home while with her youngest son and was then rushed to hospital.
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She is not thought to have had any major underlying health conditions but did suffer from asthma.
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Her nephew Dakuro Fiberesima, from Purfleet in Essex, said she deteriorated rapidly even though she was on a ventilator at Salford Royal Hospital and could not be saved.
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"The youngest son is in a terrible position. He was extremely close to her. He was living with her," he said.
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Mr Fiberesima added: "She was just an amazing aunt.
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"Growing up in an African background, the aunts are very strict, but she was fun and had such a positive character."
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