In a direct message to Boris Johnson posted on social media, Hassan Akkad, a Bafta-winning filmmaker who is working as an NHS cleaner, said he was proud of the work he was doing but felt ‘stabbed in the back’ when he found out he did not qualify for the bereavement scheme granting indefinite leave to remain in the UK to relatives of foreign national NHS staff who die from Covid-19.
The scheme has been extended to low-paid workers after their exclusion was criticised by Labour, trade unions and workers
NHS coronavirus bereavement scheme extended to low-paid workers
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Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
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