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MAY 2ND EDITION 2020 Yorkshire & Lancashire Asian #StayAtHome Express #PrayAtHome wishes Eid Mubarak #SaveLives MAY 2ND EDITION 2020 Yorkshire & Lancashire Bradford’s ‘Ramadan taking it to over £260,000. Runner’ has completed his From his previous six seventh consecutive 10k Ramadan runs alone, annual run, achieving a Nazim has raised just over jaw-dropping £250,000 £86,000. This year, his milestone fundraising ambitions were to hit figure. £100,000. Not only did he Nazim Ali took on the cross that threshold – he’s physically daunting task of blown it to smithereens by running 10,000 kilometres pulling in over £116,000. (6.2 miles) all whilst fasting. Talking about the 10K This year was particularly run, Nazim says: “I was challenging as the summer- originally due to run the time fast was 18-hours long, Bolton 10K Run on and he was also nursing a Sunday 17th May but due hamstring injury. to Covid-19 all races were Known as something of cancelled. a legend, this proud “So I wanted to create Bradfordian not only the same race day celebrated his phenomenal conditions by running at achievement of crossing 10am - yes I know it sounds the quarter of a million crazy but that's not new pounds mark mid-May, he’s with me,” he laughs. absolutely smashed his all- time fundraising total, Continued on page 8 MALAWI-FICENT Resolute ‘Ramadan Runner’ smashes £260,000 fundraising figure 2 Local www.asianexpress.co.uk May 2020 - 2nd Edition CONTACT US: Tel : 0113 322 9911 08703 608 606 Email : [email protected] CCOOVVIIDD--1199 Stories: [email protected] [email protected] Advertising enquiries: [email protected] Text to mobile : 07772 365 325 Follow us on ssuurrvviivvoorr Asian Express is available as a FREE WEEKLY pick-up from selected supermarkets, retail outlets, community centres, boutiques, restaurants and many other distribution outlets says going across the Yorkshire region. says going So pick-up your FREE copy of Asian Express TODAY! ©Media Buzz. 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We’d only Khurram, who lives in just lost our father a few Clayton, Bradford, is the days ago. first COVID-19 patient “It was touch and go for at Bradford Teaching some days, and we had Hospitals who has gone sleepless nights whilst he straight home from ICU, was in coma. rather than having to spend “I was the first to visit further time recovering on him when he opened his a ward. eyes in ICU – I cannot His amazing recovery possibly translate in words was even more poignant as how relieved I felt. his father sadly died from “The messages of support the virus just two weeks kept pouring in across social before Khurram started media. We thank everyone feeling ill himself and from the bottom of our struggled to breathe. hearts for their prayers and Kurram’s wife, Kullerz, kind words which kept us called 999 and he was taken to on Saturday 9th May lunchtime. going through Khurram’s battle A&E and then straight to ICU as a His wife and two young sons, with Covid-19. scan showed he had blood clots on Aaron, 11, and Rayaan, two, were “Khurram’s fight against the his lungs. waiting for him in the sunshine as coronavirus has left an indelible He was given oxygen through a he said an emotional farewell to mark upon us all.” CPAP (continuous positive airway staff who had cared for him, calling Chief Executive of Bradford pressure) machine but after three them “angels”. Teaching Hospitals NHS days his condition deteriorated to “I feel like I’ve got a new lease Foundation Trust, Mel Pickup, said: Specialists In Asian Jewellery, the point that he needed to go on a of life – I literally feel like I’m born “Even in the darkest days of the ventilator – which meant putting again,” said Khurram. “I don’t pandemic there have still been so Wedding & Occasional Jewellery, him into a coma. have the words to thank the staff many stories of amazing Khurram needed a for how they’ve taken care of me, recoveries and hope – and Bespoke Designs Made To Order, tracheostomy - an opening at the words don’t explain it.” Khurram’s is certainly one of front of the neck so a tube can be Throughout his time in hospital those. Our staff have been in awe Full Jewellery Repair Service, inserted into the windpipe to help his brother, Faisal, rallied everyone of his recovery and his zest for life, you breathe. When he came out of to pray for his recovery through it was simply wonderful to see him Scrap, Unwanted Gold Purchased his coma he had to communicate social media, and Khurram was go home with his family.” by writing on a white board as he delighted to learn that he had gone So far, over 390 COVID-19 couldn’t speak. ‘viral’ without even knowing it! patients have returned home from 212 Roundhay Rd, Leeds, LS8 5AA Khurram, who turned 38 on 11th “I’m a very positive person and Bradford Teaching Hospitals and May, was clapped out of BRI by I’ve got through this because of that number continues to grow Tel: 0113 249 9722 staff who lined the main concourse the fantastic care from the NHS daily. May 2020 - 2nd Edition www.asianexpress.co.uk Local 3 University teams up to help fulfil vital NHS order for PPE Engineers from the University of one of a team of six who are carrying out Bradford have started the mass the work on campus. They are using 3D production of face shields for the NHS in printers to create prototypes and then response to the coronavirus pandemic. polymer injection moulding machines to The project is being carried out at the create products. The headbands have even University of Bradford’s Faculty of been made so that acetate sheets used in Engineering & Informatics in partnership overhead projectors can be attached as with two local companies, Leeds-based visors as a last resort. additive manufacturer ActiveCell They are also working on two other Technologies and Teconnex from Keighley. designs, one called an ‘ear saver’ to stop Academics are using high tech 3D chafing caused by prolonged mask wearing printing and polymer injection moulding in a medical setting and an alternative face machines, capable of turning out thousands shield design for use in care homes. of pieces of protective face shield He added: “In practical terms, this is what components a day. we do. Yes, there’s a level of complexity to Mould sets ordered from Germany and it but we are used to making products and designed and machined in Bradford mean we have done this kind of thing for years.” the university has the capacity to produce Tim is part of a six-strong team, which in excess of 5,000 units per day if needed. also includes Professor of Precision Head of the Department of Mechanical Manufacturing Ben Whiteside, research and Energy Systems Engineering, engineer Michael Hebda, technical services Professor Tim Gough said the work was in manager David Barker and engineers John response to an order for the equipment from Hornby and Glen Thompson. the NHS, adding it had taken a number of Prof Whiteside, who leads the Polymer weeks to get to the point of manufacture. Micro and Nano Technology Research “These are not the facemasks which you Centre said: “The challenge has been to now see many people wearing in public but review the problem, finalise designs and face shields, which have a clear plastic manufacture tooling at time scales that are visor. A lot of transmission [of coronavirus] is far quicker than industry norms, while also coming from patient coughing and that can offering significant benefits over existing infect the carer through respiratory solutions for our NHS staff.” transmission. We are manufacturing ActiveCell Technologies managing headbands and headpieces to go around director Chris Wray said he was happy to the head, which you can then attach a visor be able to help in a time of need, adding: to. “We managed to scale our print farm up “It has taken us some time to get to this quickly to keep up with demand, working stage because everything has to comply with the university is a pleasure and to help with strict cleanliness standards, so we create a design that is not only fit for have had to deep clean everything, even purpose but helps protect the frontline the injection screws and screw barrels, to workers in the NHS, private sector and care create a ‘clean room environment’.” homes makes us extremely proud.” He added the initial NHS order was for Teconnex production engineer Paul 10,000 units, with a further 5,000 ordered Shepherd, from Teconnex, which is helping by Bradford Council.