Dr Maha Basheer: From head girl at Dubai school to frontline warrior who succumbed to COVID-19 in India

Dr Maha Basheer: From head girl at Dubai school to frontline warrior who succumbed to COVID-19 in India

Dubai: The life Dr Maha Basheer, 25, the pregnant doctor who died days after losing her baby this week, was a journey from being the head girl of a Dubai school to a frontline warrior who succumbed to COVID-19 complications in India. Hailing from Kerala, the former UAE student was working at Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute in Mangalore in Karnataka where she was admitted after contracting the infection while being six months pregnant. The teachers of the Dubai school, where she did her primary education, have joined her teachers from the other educational institutions in paying rich tributes to the former student. In a statement to Gulf News, the UAE-headquartered GEMS Education confirmed that Dr Maha was an alumnus of one of its schools and offered condolences to her family. "We are extremely saddened to know about the sudden demise of Dr Maha Basheer last Tuesday due to COVID complications," the group said. "She was an alumnus of GEMS Legacy School (GLS), Dubai, (formerly known as The Kindergarten Starters or KGS) from 1999 to 2005. On behalf of the GEMS Legacy Community, we offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of Dr Maha." Asha Alexander, principal, GLC, said several