Max @ CSBD Posted April 28, 2020 Posted April 28, 2020 A minute's silence will be held across the UK later to commemorate the key workers who have died with coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returned to work on Monday, will join the tribute, which starts at 11:00 BST. More than 100 NHS and care staff have died with the virus, as have many transport and other key workers. NHS England medical director Stephen Powis said he hoped "the whole nation" would show how much their "contribution is remembered and appreciated". Chief nursing officer Ruth May added: "Every death is a tragedy but we feel the loss of fellow health and care workers particularly keenly." It comes as hospitals in England start planning to restore some NHS services that had to be postponed because of the pandemic. Remembering the NHS staff who have died 'Living legend' doctor dies after contracting virus Nurse, 84, 'gave her life to the NHS' UK failed to stockpile crucial protective kit The latest daily figures show a further 360 people died with the virus in UK hospitals, taking the total number of deaths to 21,092. This number includes 82 NHS staff and 16 care workers who were confirmed to have died in hospital in England. Last week, BBC analysis of the published figures found that at least 103 health workers had died with the virus across the UK. The overall UK deaths figure does not include people who died in the community - for example in care homes, or people who have died in their own homes.
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