Street artist Banksy has unveiled a new piece of artwork honoring health care workers that he's donated to a hospital. The artwork features a child playing with a nurse doll wearing a face mask and cape, while other superhero figures are in a wastebasket
"So proud to reveal this amazing piece of art Painting for Saints, created by #Banksy as a thank you to all those who work with and for the NHS and our hospital," Head tweeted."An inspirational backdrop to pause and reflect in these unprecedented times."."My wife hates it when I work from home," the anonymous artist wrote in an accompanying caption on Instagram.Banksy isn't the only high-profile artist to honor Britain's health care workers in recent weeks.
At least 30,076 people have died with coronavirus in the UK, an increase of 649 from the day before, Britain's Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Wednesday. The number of people in the UK who have tested positive for the virus stands at 201,101, and there are 13,615 people in hospitals with Covid-19, which is down from 13,922 from the day before.
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