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| Coronavirus: Minute's silence in memory of NHS staff | Coronavirus: Minute's silence in memory of NHS staff |
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| Britain may hold a minute's silence next week to pay tribute to NHS workers who have died with coronavirus. | Britain may hold a minute's silence next week to pay tribute to NHS workers who have died with coronavirus. |
| Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said government was actively looking at the idea, proposed by health unions Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives. | Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said government was actively looking at the idea, proposed by health unions Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of Midwives. |
| It could be on 28 April, International Workers' Memorial Day, two days before the weekly Clap For Our Carers event. | It could be on 28 April, International Workers' Memorial Day, two days before the weekly Clap For Our Carers event. |
| There have been 49 verified deaths of NHS staff during the pandemic so far. | There have been 49 verified deaths of NHS staff during the pandemic so far. |
| But the real figure will be higher and continues to rise. | But the real figure will be higher and continues to rise. |
| Royal College of Nursing general secretary Donna Kinnair said: "We've become used to hearing a great roar on a Thursday night for key workers but this respectful silence will be a poignant reminder of the risks they run to keep us safe. | Royal College of Nursing general secretary Donna Kinnair said: "We've become used to hearing a great roar on a Thursday night for key workers but this respectful silence will be a poignant reminder of the risks they run to keep us safe. |
| "I hope the public gets behind this with the same affection they show when applauding our people." | "I hope the public gets behind this with the same affection they show when applauding our people." |
| The minute's silence would be to remember all the health, care and other key workers who have lost their lives to coronavirus. | |
| Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "This is the ultimate tribute to remember workers who've lost their lives and put themselves in harm's way to keep us safe and vital services running." | Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "This is the ultimate tribute to remember workers who've lost their lives and put themselves in harm's way to keep us safe and vital services running." |
| The deaths include retired staff who still worked within the NHS. | The deaths include retired staff who still worked within the NHS. |
| Margaret Tapley, 84 | Margaret Tapley, 84 |
| Margaret Tapley most recently worked as a healthcare assistant at the Witney Community Hospital in Oxfordshire. | Margaret Tapley most recently worked as a healthcare assistant at the Witney Community Hospital in Oxfordshire. |
| Her family said the grandmother of four had been experiencing symptoms of coronavirus before she was admitted to a hospital in Swindon on Thursday and died three days later. | Her family said the grandmother of four had been experiencing symptoms of coronavirus before she was admitted to a hospital in Swindon on Thursday and died three days later. |
| Gareth Roberts, 65 | Gareth Roberts, 65 |
| Grandfather Gareth Roberts, who had worked as a nurse at sites across the Cardiff and Vale health board since the 1980s, died at the Prince Charles Hospital, in Merthyr Tydfil. | Grandfather Gareth Roberts, who had worked as a nurse at sites across the Cardiff and Vale health board since the 1980s, died at the Prince Charles Hospital, in Merthyr Tydfil. |
| The board described him as "extremely popular, fun-filled and well liked", while colleagues called him "kind and helpful". | The board described him as "extremely popular, fun-filled and well liked", while colleagues called him "kind and helpful". |
| Dr Alfa Saadu, 68 | Dr Alfa Saadu, 68 |
| "Living legend" Dr Alfa Saadu, who had returned to work after retirement, died at the Whittington Hospital, north London, on 31 March. | "Living legend" Dr Alfa Saadu, who had returned to work after retirement, died at the Whittington Hospital, north London, on 31 March. |
| He had been working part-time at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, when he started to show symptoms of coronavirus and immediately self-isolated. | He had been working part-time at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, when he started to show symptoms of coronavirus and immediately self-isolated. |
| His son Dani said the family had suggested he should be admitted as a patient but his father had insisted he "did not want to take up a hospital bed, because others would need it". | His son Dani said the family had suggested he should be admitted as a patient but his father had insisted he "did not want to take up a hospital bed, because others would need it". |
| "He was a very passionate man, who cared about saving people," Dani said. | "He was a very passionate man, who cared about saving people," Dani said. |