PARAMARIBO, Suriname – A senior official in the government of Caribbean community nation Suriname has died after being infected by the coronavirus (COIVD-19).
“Rebin”Vergillio Rebin, deputy director of administrative services at the Ministry of the Interior, died on Aug. 24, two weeks after he was admitted to hospital suffering from COVID-19.
The health authorities said Rebin, 30, who had been admitted to Wanica Regional Hospital, suffered from underlying medical conditions associated with obesity.
Rebin, who became the 59th victim of the virus in the Dutch-speaking country, was also the secretary of the Reform and Renewal Movement (HVB), a party that had split from the Pertjajah Luhur, which is part of the coalition government.
Up to press time Suriname had 876 active cases of COVID-19, out of a total of 3,608.
