Prominent doctor dies of COVID-19

Sydney-based ophthalmologist Dr Con Moshegov, 59, is believed to be the first doctor to die of the infection in Australia
Dr Con Moshegov.

Doctors have paid tribute to prominent ophthalmologist Dr Con Moshegov, 59, who has died after a “battle with COVID-19” in a Sydney hospital.

The father-of-two is believed to be the first doctor in Australia to die from the coronavirus, and has been remembered as a leading light in ophthalmology.