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Omar Shareef: “COVID-19 took me to hell and back, but I survived” | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Slept 22 days of 55 days in hospital By Chinta Strausberg Two days after his 61st birthday, COVID-19 took him to hell and back—a nightmare Omar Shareef, president and founder of the African American Contractors Association, said he’ll never forget, having slept for 22 days during his 55-day stay at a South Side hospital. Shareef […]

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