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Professor dies in front of virtual class amid COVID-19 symptoms

By Thomas A. Smith

A college professor in Argentina who had been suffering from persistent coronavirus symptoms collapsed and died at her home during a lecture in front of her virtual class, according to reports.

Paola De Simone, 46, who taught 20th-century world history at Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Buenos Aries, complained she was having trouble breathing during the Zoom session last week, the Sun reported, citing Diari Mes.

Her alarmed students asked her to give them her home address so they could summon help, but she gasped I can t before collapsing, according to the news outlet.

De Simone s husband, a doctor, discovered her lifeless body when he came home.

via nypost.com