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| Coronavirus: Brothers die on same day in Newport | Coronavirus: Brothers die on same day in Newport |
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| Two brothers with coronavirus have died within hours of one another. | Two brothers with coronavirus have died within hours of one another. |
| Ghulam Abbas, 59, and Raza Ghulam, 53, were treated in adjoining beds in ICU at the Royal Gwent Hospital. | |
| The brothers, from Newport, died on 22 April - just three weeks after the death of their father, Ghulam Mohammed, who had an unrelated condition. | The brothers, from Newport, died on 22 April - just three weeks after the death of their father, Ghulam Mohammed, who had an unrelated condition. |
| The family ran a newsagents in Pill for more than 20 years, and Raza was a manager at The Range distribution centre in Avonmouth. | |
| The brothers were buried next to one another at St Woolos cemetery close to their father's grave, although only a few members could attend due to coronavirus restrictions. | The brothers were buried next to one another at St Woolos cemetery close to their father's grave, although only a few members could attend due to coronavirus restrictions. |
| Rukhsar Abbas, daughter of Ghulam Abbas, said: "I didn't realise how much of a well-known family we had, and how much of an impact my father and his brother had on the community, until now. | Rukhsar Abbas, daughter of Ghulam Abbas, said: "I didn't realise how much of a well-known family we had, and how much of an impact my father and his brother had on the community, until now. |
| "We've had so many messages of support from members of the community and further afield, and even MPs have contacted us to send their condolences. | "We've had so many messages of support from members of the community and further afield, and even MPs have contacted us to send their condolences. |
| "It shows the kind of men they were. We're all so proud of them and are totally heartbroken." | "It shows the kind of men they were. We're all so proud of them and are totally heartbroken." |
| She added it was "horrible" to have to adhere to social distancing while mourning her father. | She added it was "horrible" to have to adhere to social distancing while mourning her father. |
| "I had to grieve for my father through a window. It's a horrible feeling that I wouldn't wish on anyone. | "I had to grieve for my father through a window. It's a horrible feeling that I wouldn't wish on anyone. |
| "But to have had hundreds of people praying for our family - some that didn't even know us - has been unbelievable. I can't thank everyone enough." | "But to have had hundreds of people praying for our family - some that didn't even know us - has been unbelievable. I can't thank everyone enough." |
| Ghulam Abbas leaves a wife and two daughters. His younger brother leaves a wife and two sons. | Ghulam Abbas leaves a wife and two daughters. His younger brother leaves a wife and two sons. |
| Their father was a father of five and grandfather to 20. He was a founding member of the Islamic Society of Wales mosque in 1977. | Their father was a father of five and grandfather to 20. He was a founding member of the Islamic Society of Wales mosque in 1977. |