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Public urged to observe minute's silence

Press Release 28/04/2020

Public urged to observe minute's silence

The Royal College of Nursing is urging people to pause for a minute’s silence at 11 am to honour the memory of all health, care and key workers who have lost their lives since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.   

Organisations including the Westminster Parliamentary authorities have said that they will observe the silence.

Commenting on the planned silence, Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said:

"This moment will bring together a sombre but grateful nation. Whether in nursing or driving buses, our heroes kept going to work when many had the luxury of staying at home. Nobody should go out to work and risk their life.

"This must not be the last time that sacrifice is recognised. The country and its leaders owes a tremendous debt to these key workers and the many more who are on shift again today.”

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