'Many of those who’ve died from the NHS were people who came to this country to make a difference and they did and they’ve given their lives in sacrifice. We salute them.'
The health secretary honoured all NHS staff who have ‘paid the ultimate price’ at a Downing Street briefing today
The health secretary came out of coronavirus isolation on Thursday to give a heartfelt speech honouring NHS workers who have ‘paid the ultimate price’ to ‘defeat the invisible killer’ – noting that many were people who came to this country to make a difference and they did’. ‘I am profoundly moved by the compassion and the commitment that we are seeing from people right across the country, and in the health and care system we have lost colleagues too.‘Living legend’ Dr Alfa Saadu died on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus‘Doctors, nurses, mental health professionals: they have paid the ultimate price for their service – working to care for others.
Dr Alfa Saadu, 68, became one of the the latest NHS workers to die on Tuesday after battling the virus for two weeks.
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