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| 'Devastating': vicar and headteacher among latest UK coronavirus victims | 'Devastating': vicar and headteacher among latest UK coronavirus victims |
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| Tributes paid to named victims, including Holocaust survivor William Stern | Tributes paid to named victims, including Holocaust survivor William Stern |
| A primary headteacher and a Holocaust survivor are among the latest British victims of the coronavirus outbreak to be named. | A primary headteacher and a Holocaust survivor are among the latest British victims of the coronavirus outbreak to be named. |
| Wendy Jacobs, the head of Roose primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, is the first identified key worker to have died from the disease. | Wendy Jacobs, the head of Roose primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, is the first identified key worker to have died from the disease. |
| The death has also been reported of William Stern, a Hungarian-born survivor of the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp, who was at the centre of one Britain’s biggest bankruptcy cases. | The death has also been reported of William Stern, a Hungarian-born survivor of the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp, who was at the centre of one Britain’s biggest bankruptcy cases. |
| Jacobs had been diagnosed with the virus last week and was being cared for in Furness general hospital. She died on Sunday, according to a letter sent to parents and carers from the school’s chair of governors, Fred Chatfield. He said her death was “devastating” for the school and the community. | Jacobs had been diagnosed with the virus last week and was being cared for in Furness general hospital. She died on Sunday, according to a letter sent to parents and carers from the school’s chair of governors, Fred Chatfield. He said her death was “devastating” for the school and the community. |
| He also announced that the school would be closed to all pupils on Monday. Pupils left flowers and homemade cards at the school gates. Chatfield’s letter said: “We are all in shock, and given these exceptional circumstances we have taken the decision to close the school and nursery fully tomorrow to all pupils, including those of essential workers. | He also announced that the school would be closed to all pupils on Monday. Pupils left flowers and homemade cards at the school gates. Chatfield’s letter said: “We are all in shock, and given these exceptional circumstances we have taken the decision to close the school and nursery fully tomorrow to all pupils, including those of essential workers. |
| “I am sure you will understand that opening the school and nursery is not an option. We would recommend that all children are kept at home tomorrow. This is a huge loss to our school, nursery and our community and I will be in touch as soon as possible to explain how we will celebrate Mrs Jacobs’ life and contribution.” | “I am sure you will understand that opening the school and nursery is not an option. We would recommend that all children are kept at home tomorrow. This is a huge loss to our school, nursery and our community and I will be in touch as soon as possible to explain how we will celebrate Mrs Jacobs’ life and contribution.” |
| The school teaches child from nursery age to 11. | The school teaches child from nursery age to 11. |
| The Board of Deputies of British Jews said two members of the UK’s ultra-Orthodox Haredi community had died, reported by media outlets to be Rina Feldman, 97, and Stern, who was 85. | The Board of Deputies of British Jews said two members of the UK’s ultra-Orthodox Haredi community had died, reported by media outlets to be Rina Feldman, 97, and Stern, who was 85. |
| Stern, who was born Vilmos György Stern in Budapest, Hungary, on 2 July 1935, was imprisoned as a child in the Bergen-Belsen camp during the second world war. He shared his memories of Torah readings in the camp on the Shoah website. | Stern, who was born Vilmos György Stern in Budapest, Hungary, on 2 July 1935, was imprisoned as a child in the Bergen-Belsen camp during the second world war. He shared his memories of Torah readings in the camp on the Shoah website. |
| After the war he settled in London and went on to build a successful property empire. Stern Holdings collapsed in 1973 and in 1978 Stern was declared bankrupt with debts of £118m, a British record at the time. | After the war he settled in London and went on to build a successful property empire. Stern Holdings collapsed in 1973 and in 1978 Stern was declared bankrupt with debts of £118m, a British record at the time. |
| The actor Sophia Myles, who has appeared in Spooks and Doctor Who, announced that her 77-year-old father, Peter Myles, had died of coronavirus on Saturday. Writing on Twitter she said: “My dear Dad died only a few hours ago. It was the coronavirus that finally took him.” | The actor Sophia Myles, who has appeared in Spooks and Doctor Who, announced that her 77-year-old father, Peter Myles, had died of coronavirus on Saturday. Writing on Twitter she said: “My dear Dad died only a few hours ago. It was the coronavirus that finally took him.” |
| She posted an image of her comforting her father the day before he died. Myles was shown touching his brow while wearing plastic gloves, a mask and a protective hospital apron. | She posted an image of her comforting her father the day before he died. Myles was shown touching his brow while wearing plastic gloves, a mask and a protective hospital apron. |
| Before he retired in 2008, Myles was an Anglican vicar at St John’s church Isleworth, west London, where he was described as a “liberal soul”. After being ordained in 1971 his first job as curate was in Tideswell in Derby. He spent the rest of his career in west London, including stints as a priest at Notting Hill’s St Peter’s church and as chaplain to the Bishop of Kensington. | |
| He had Parkinson’s disease, and spent his final years in a care home close to St John’s in Isleworth. Myles had been documenting her father’s illness for the US TV network CBS. | |
| The former England rugby player Will Greenwood announced that his aunt Jean had died after testing positive for the virus. | The former England rugby player Will Greenwood announced that his aunt Jean had died after testing positive for the virus. |
| In an Instagram post, Greenwood said his aunt “never did anything but bring sunshine into my life”. He said she lived near Greenwood’s boarding school in Sedbergh, Cumbria. | In an Instagram post, Greenwood said his aunt “never did anything but bring sunshine into my life”. He said she lived near Greenwood’s boarding school in Sedbergh, Cumbria. |
| Greenwood said she was the eldest of three sisters and was in her 80s “but had so much living to do”. | Greenwood said she was the eldest of three sisters and was in her 80s “but had so much living to do”. |