Bereavement families and communities gathered together during a reflection day on Sunday to mark the five years since the pandemic broke out on the 19th.
The towns and towns in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have hosted hundreds of events to remember those who died and pay tribute to frontline health and social care workers, volunteers and researchers on the annual reflection day.
Less than 227,000 people died in the UK, and Covid-19 was listed as one of the causes of death certificates.
In London, relatives led by Highland Pipers joined the Good Wishers and walked beside the National Memorial Wall.
They passed 3,000 photos of the photos, some of whom died, said organizers said the photos accounted for more than 1% of the total death toll in the UK.
The event features a song from the choir and a tribute from the river on the London Fire Brigade fire boat.
The bells of Big Ben and the long-stem red carnations were thrown into the Thames for a minute.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “As we commemorate the five years since the pandemic on the 19th, I know many people have deep sorrow and losses that may never be released.
“Today, we come together to remember, reflect and pay tribute to the sacrifices made by the people of our country.”
The Annual Reflection Day is one of the recommendations made by the United Kingdom’s Co-Memorial Committee, which counts King’s College Hospital Hospital Hospitia kwaku as a commissioner.
“I remember giving comfort and comfort to many loved ones and patients,” Kwaku said.
“Some patients know they’ll pass, some don’t. I remember many of us haven’t stopped crying for at least two to three years.”
The first coronavirus case was recorded in the UK on January 31, 2020.
The first British coronavirus lockdown lockdown was announced on March 23, 2020, with a range of restrictions on people’s lives aimed at stopping the spread of the virus.
Writer, poet, broadcaster and former children’s winner Michael Rosen said it was a “honor” to be part of the Burton-trent campaign in Staffordshire, where he read a new poem.
Rosen and Covid were taken to the hospital and fell into a 48-day coma in intensive care.
He added: “Thanks to the expertise and care I received, I experienced it, but I looked back at my shoulders and thought of those who didn’t.”
Soprano Lesley Garrett is one of the performers of the event, calling on tough days during the pandemic with the recommendation of NHS staff, patients, volunteers and senior healthcare figures.
Michael Rosen’s poem:
Cough and cough, gasping.
“Empty streets, no cars anywhere.
The curry has no flavor. Pizza without flavor.
“Empty days, wasted time.
“The tests and masks were all used up.
“What is this zoom? Someone asked.
“How many feet are we standing?
“Chest pain, heart pain.
“The kids in the room all day?
“Will we escape?
“Unprotected drivers of the bus.
“Nurse checks, tests us.
“The nurse is wearing a clinical waste bag.
People don’t have name tags.
“Frozen and cold, then helpless.
“Blood thinner and blood clots.
“We will never see the face again.
“The soul chases sorrow and pain.
“The risk of your constant work.
“Fatiguness and stress never go away.
“The ward was too hot in June.
“The medical staff on the team work together.
“The dripping and the endless beeping of the machine.
“They invented a vaccine.
“The roads we encountered, the roads we crossed.
“Those who go, those who we get lost.
“The life of people who fall or stagger.
“The lives of those who change forever.”
