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In Pictures: Nation pays tribute to fallen key workers

By PA
·2-min read

People across the UK have fallen silent to remember key workers who have lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood alongside Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to observe the silence at 10 Downing Street
Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood alongside Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill and Chancellor Rishi Sunak to observe the silence at 10 Downing Street (Stefan Rousseau/PA)
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Staff members fell silent outside the Royal Derby Hospital (Jacob King/PA)
Coronavirus – Tue Apr 28, 2020
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stood outside St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh to observe the silence (Jane Barlow/PA)
Ken Macintosh MSP Presiding Officer (centre front) with representatives from Scottish parties during a minute’s silence at the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh
Ken Macintosh MSP Presiding Officer (centre front) with representatives from Scottish parties during a minute’s silence at the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh (Fraser Bremner/Scottish DailyMail/PA)
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Staff outside Salford Royal Hospital in Manchester (Peter Byrne/PA)
Coronavirus – Tue Apr 28, 2020
Emotional scenes at Salford Royal (Peter Byrne/PA)
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Shoppers queued in the rain outside Costco in Thurrock during the minute’s silence (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Staff observed the silence at Camberwell bus depot in London (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Unison representatives Joe McAtominey, Linda Hobson and Michael Barclay before they laid two wreaths at the War Memorial in Old Eldon Square, Newcastle, for key workers in the fight against Covid-19
Unison representatives Joe McAtominey, Linda Hobson and Michael Barclay before they laid two wreaths at the War Memorial in Old Eldon Square, Newcastle, for key workers in the fight against Covid-19 (Tom Wilkinson/PA)
A group of trade unionists and supporters paid tribute to key workers outside Sheffield town hall
A group of trade unionists and supporters paid tribute to key workers outside Sheffield town hall (Dave Higgens/PA)
The silence was also observed at Ulster Hospital in Belfast
The silence was also observed at Ulster Hospital in Belfast (Roisin Devlin/PA)
NHS staff pay tribute in Belfast
NHS staff pay tribute in Belfast (Roisin Devlin/PA)
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The silence finished with poignant applause at the Royal Derby Hospital (Jacob King/PA)
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Staff members applaud outside the Royal Derby Hospital (Jacob King/PA)
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There was also applause at Salford Royal (Peter Byrne/PA)