Osama Subuh, from Lakemba in Sydney’s west, died on Sunday. He had contracted pneumococcal meningitis as well as Covid-19. NSW Health has confirmed he was linked to the KFC Punchbowl restaurant, where he is understood to have worked part time. On August 6, chief health officer Kerry Chant said 12 staff members from the restaurant had tested positive to the virus.Osama is understood to have inadvertently passed on the Delta strain to his parents, who were reportedly too sick to leave hospital to attend his funeral on Monday. Local MP Jihad Dib took to social media to share how “deeply” the news of Osama’s death had impacted him. “He was a kind-hearted soul and a regular teenager who loved his sport and family,” he wrote. “His immediate family is completely devastated … Please, whatever higher power you believe in, take a moment for a prayer or a reflective thought for them during this most horrific of times. “May Allah (swt) God, grant him a place in Heaven and give his family shifa (healing) and patience to navigate these dark days.”Angela Faros, who is linked to Kingsgrove North High School, where Osama was a year 10 student, wrote: “Our school community is really hurting right now.”In a post on the school’s Facebook page, principal Angelo Stasos said Osama had been noted “among staff and students alike for his intelligence, hard work and kindness towards others”. “He was a gentle soul who will be missed intensely by everyone,” Mr Stasos said.Mr Dib also asked his constituents to “not focus comments about your views of Covid or vaccines”. “This young man and his family deserve more respect than that … This is the time for your compassion,” he said. Dr Chant confirmed seven people died as a direct result of Covid on Monday as the state recorded 478 cases.
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