A UK doctor from Sri Lankan background who was working on the frontline died from Covid-19.

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A UK doctor from Sri Lankan background who was working on the frontline died from Covid-19.

A highly respected doctor from Sri Lankan background who was working on the frontline at the Kingston Hospital, UK during the coronavirus crisis has died after testing positive for Covid-19.

Dr Anton Sebastianpillai, who was in his 70s, died on Saturday, four days after being admitted to Kingston Hospital in UK.

The consultant geriatrician, who qualified as a doctor from Peradeniya Medical School in Sri Lanka in 1967, had a long association with the hospital in south-west London.

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said he had last worked on 20 March 2020.

"It is with great sadness that I confirm the death of a consultant geriatrician who was part of the team at Kingston Hospital," a trust spokeswoman said.

"Dr Anton Sebastianpillai died on Saturday having been cared for in the hospital's intensive care since 31st  March.

 In a tweet, acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said Dr Sebastianpillai's death was "very sad news" and he had been "privileged" to meet the "hugely respected" consultant and author.