Isolated but united in grief they came to mourn the loss of a beloved friend, colleague and doctor.
19.04.2020 - 14:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
From a 68-year-old porter known for handing out sweets to his colleagues to a nurse who has been described as a “ray of sunshine” - dozens of NHS workers have died from coronavirus.
Each day, the Department of Health provides the latest figures on the crisis in the UK, with the death toll of those hospitalised continuing to jump by a staggering amount.
It's an overload of statistics to get lost in and sometimes it's easy to forget that behind every number is a person; a person loved by their
Isolated but united in grief they came to mourn the loss of a beloved friend, colleague and doctor.
People across the country fell silent this morning to remember key workers who have lost their lives during the coronavirus outbreak.
The bereaved families of NHS and care staff who have died in the coronavirus crisis will receive special life assurance payments to compensate for their loss.
A cereal giant is donating half a million food servings to NHS and key workers in the UK.
Landlords across Manchester have been urged to offer some of their houses to NHS workers for free during the coronavirus pandemic.
Several thousand ponchos have been donated...
The event is set to take place in October
Generous businesses have donated more than half a million pounds worth of goods for well-being packages for NHS staff at the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The UK Government has been slammed for saying PPE should be treated as a "precious resource" as it was confirmed 19 NHS workers in the UK have died from coronavirus.