Coronavirus Australia: Newlywed virus victim Aude Alaskar was ‘as fit as a fiddle’

Aude Alaskar seemed to have recovered from Covid-19 before he collapsed at his western Sydney home.

Aude Alaskar died suddenly of Covid. Picture: Facebook.

A 27-year-old newlywed who died after contracting Covid-19 had appeared to be recovering but collapsed at his western Sydney home on Tuesday and was unable to be revived by paramedics.

Relatives and friends have paid tribute to forklift driver Aude Alaskar, who they say tested positive to Covid-19 about 13 days before his death.

“He started to become better and he said he was good and going to get the test and hoped he could receive the negative result – it was supposed to be today or tomorrow,” cousin Mario Rahif said.

Mr Alaskar’s brother Dani al- Askur told The Australian he believed his brother had died from a heart condition, claiming that he had tested negative to Covid-19 after his death.

“Anyone will tell you he was an amazing person but God wanted to take him,” he said.

Mr Rahif, who also coached Mr Alaskar’s soccer team at the Gunners Soccer Club, said his family was devastated by the sudden loss of their brother and son.

“He has a brilliant heart, he is always smiling, he is a gentleman on and off the field,” he said.

“If you had told me (he would die like this), we wouldn’t have believed it.

“It’s shocking – he is such a young age, it’s the start of a journey and no one would think it would end this way.”

Mr Alaskar was believed to have been married for just over four months at the time of his death, and had stepped away from his sporting commitments to devote himself to his marriage.

His wife is believed to be in hospital having also been infected with Covid-19, after she reportedly contracted the virus from her work at an aged-care facility.

NSW health authorities said Mr Alaskar was unvaccinated and had been complaining of feeling “a little fatigued” and was being checked by health authorities daily.

“We are aware that with Covid, you can get sudden deaths and I think that it is important to understand that your health ­status can deteriorate (quickly),” NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said.

Gunners Soccer Club president Gary Phillips said the whole community was shattered by the sudden loss.

“It’s horrifying – we’re all still struggling to process it all because he was fit as a fiddle,” he said.

“When something like this happens, you’ve got no words.”

The death has been referred to the NSW coroner.