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A HERO nurse who came out of retirement to join the NHS frontline died of the coronavirus along with four other hospital workers.
The tragic news of the death of Gareth Roberts, 63, comes after Matt Hancock previously announced that 19 NHS staff members had died during the outbreak.
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Grandpa Gareth was described as a “very dear and dedicated” member of the health team that works at various hospitals around Cardiff.
He is the second confirmed health worker in Wales to die after a Covid-19 diagnosis after cardiac surgeon Jitendra Rathod passed away on Monday.
Gareth has worked for the Cardiff and Vale University Board of Health since the 1980s, confirming that he passed away at neighboring Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil.
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Ms Dayrit’s daughter told the BBC that her mother passed away on Tuesday and that she was “disinterested to the end.”
The NHS Trust also confirmed today the death of Julie Omar, a highly experienced trauma and orthopedic nurse who had recently worked as a sister at Alexandra Redditch Hospital in Worcestershire.
In a message to colleagues, Trust CEO Matthew Hopkins said the 52-year-old man would be remembered as “a well-liked member of our nursing team.”
He added: “Julie, who was only 52 years old, had isolated herself at home after developing symptoms of Covid-19, but unfortunately her condition deteriorated and she died at home yesterday (Friday) morning.”
It was also previously announced that two porters at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford had tragically died of the coronavirus.
The two men worked as porters at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, according to the NHS Foundation of Oxford University Hospitals.
Colleagues have already paid tribute to the two heroic goalkeepers.
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A spokesperson for the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of two staff members, both porters at John Radcliffe Hospital and both married to members of our nursing teams .
“Both men were popular and hard-working members of our fantastic team of porters at John Radcliffe Hospital. Their colleagues, family and friends in the broader community will greatly miss them.
“Our thoughts go out to their wives and families, as well as their close colleagues. Families have asked that their privacy be respected at this sad time.”
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It comes after the government has faced criticism regarding the lack of protective equipment for NHS personnel.
Earlier today, Home Secretary Priti Patel said she “regretted if people feel there was a PPE failure” after the death of frontline NHS personnel.
Stories have emerged of nurses forced to share protective gear despite being on the front line of the pandemic.
There have also been reports of exhausted doctors forced to cut hospital curtains to make makeshift gowns due to a lack of protective clothing, and others tore open with trash bags around bodies and mouths.
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The news comes as the UK death toll from coronavirus rose to 9,875 today.
That is a jump of 917 in the last 24 hours compared to yesterday’s total of 8,958, as the country remains blocked fighting the virus.
Yesterday, Britain’s coronavirus death toll rose by 980 in 24 hours, making it the largest increase yet and more deadly than the worst day of its outbreak in Spain (961).
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