WE WILL forever be in debt to the key workers who lost their lives during the pandemic, trade unionists have declared ahead of today’s one-minute silence to honour them. 

People across Britain will pay tribute at 11am today to NHS staff, bus drivers, shopkeepers, prison guards, posties and other key workers who’ve died while saving lives and keeping the country running.  

Tributes from local NHS trusts and loved ones yesterday marked the deaths of 92 people working for the health service since March 25, though it’s likely that the true figure is higher, with Nursing Notes claiming that at least 124 healthcare workers have died from the virus.