Egyptian actress Rajaa Al-Jeddawi died today, Sunday, at the age of 82, as a result of being infected with the Covid-19 virus, while undergoing treatment at the Isolation Hospital “Abu Khalifa” in Ismailia Governorate.
Amira Mokhtar, the only daughter of Rajaa Al-Jeddawi, announced her mother's death, after she was infected with the Coronavirus "Covid 19".
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Stage of treatment
The actress was transferred to the intensive care hospital in Quarantine 43 days ago, and received several attempts at treatment, including the plasma of those recovering from the virus, and remained on ventilators throughout that period, until her health condition deteriorated during the past days, and she died early in the day According to local newspapers.
Al-Jeddawi underwent three swabs to detect the first virus (PCR), the beginning of her admission to the hospital, the second after undergoing treatment with plasma recoverers, and the third a few days ago, and the result was positive in all the smears.
The source of Al-Jeddawi's infection was not known, but local newspapers have reported that some of the late artist had been infected while filming the series "The Game of Forgetting" last Ramadan.
Al-Jeddawi's body will be transferred to Cairo to prepare the burial procedures under the supervision of a medical team. Her family has not announced any intention of offering condolences yet.
For its part, the representative professions syndicate called the late artist, as Azouz Adel, a member of the union council, published two photos of the late through his official account on the social networking site "Facebook".
Beauty and fashion icon
Al-Jeddawi was born on September 6, 1938 in Ismailia Governorate, then she moved to Cairo with her older brother, to stay with her aunt, the late artist, Taha Carioca, and enrolled in the Franciscan School for the Sisters, and there she learned both the Italian and French languages, worked for years as a model until she entered the world of acting through a movie “Weird” in 1958, and in the same year she won the title of Miss Egyptian Country.
Al-Jeddawi married Hassan Mukhtar, the goalkeeper of the Ismaili club and the former Egyptian national soccer team, in 1970, and gave birth to her only daughter, Amira, who remained beside her throughout her treatment period, and was continuously transmitting her health status developments, until the death announcement today.
Artistic history
The late woman participated during her career in many cinematic works, the most important of which are: the diaries of a modern woman, the gatekeeper, the reckless husbands, I wish I did not know love, one smile is enough, do not cry, O beloved of the age, pays the price, an Egyptian story, the days of love, Baba I want this, dignity My wife, the visitor of the dawn, three women, Hatuli Ragel, marital fraud, Shikamara, the Danish experience, a cultural film, why did I love you, Doaa Karawan, the light of the night, dreams of a reckless boy, Bubus, the words of Jared, not a good engineer, Taymour and Shafika, Karkar, You are my life
Among the plays that the late woman participated in: Al-Wad Sayed Al-Shaghal, Al-Zaeem, From Old Fat, Akaber Akaber, Fox at the stadium, The Last Generosity.
In the drama, the late presented many distinguished works such as serials: Ibn Al-Nizam, Ahlan Al-Sakan, Haji Mutwali family, Ibn Al-Arandali, Bushra Sarah, Sugar Crunch, Matkhafoush, Hanem Bint Basha, 7 Al-Saada Street, a legitimate right, justice has many faces, the other man , Cinderella, Tamer and Shawkeya, Dawa Farah, Sarah, when women revolt, congratulations, your anxiety, live your days, mothers ’husbands, tales of a contemporary husband, my heart’s response, with the subject of an act, sorbet almonds.