Veteran Egyptian actress Ragaa El-Gadawi has died aged 81 due to complications from for Covid-19.
The news was confirmed on social media by her daughter, Amira Mokhtar after the actress passed away in hospital in the Egyptian city of Ismailia. Mokhtar added that the star was set to be buried in Egypt on July 5.
The late legendary actress tested positive for the coronavirus in May, two days before she wrapped up filming for the TV series “Le’bet El Nesyan”
She was moved to a hospital in Ismailia, north-eastern Egypt, for treatment. Last week, a source at the Abu Khalifa Isolation Hospital revealed that the actress had reportedly been transferred into the intensive care unit, as her health worsened.
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