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The British government said on Thursday that a memorial wall would be built London Those created by people who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be protected.
In a statement, it said the 8-foot-tall (2½ meters high) portland stone wall on the south side of river thamesDirectly opposite the Houses of Parliament, it will commemorate the 240,000 or so deaths caused by the virus in the UK, as well as honor the sacrifices of key workers, particularly in the health and care sectors.
The National COVID Memorial Wall was installed without official authorization on a half-kilometre (over ¼-mile) stretch of the Albert Embankment in March 2021. It came a year after the first virus-related death in the UK, meant to be a visual representation of the scale of damage in the country during the pandemic. It can take 10 minutes to walk from one end of the heart-breaking memorial wall to the other.
Each life lost is represented by a carefully painted heart that volunteers refresh on a weekly basis with long-lasting masonry paint. Campaign for Justice groups created and led by COVID-19 bereaved families donkeysIt is now maintained and conserved by a group of volunteers known as The Friends of the Wall.
Culture Minister Fiona Twycross said the wall is “a poignant and powerful reminder of the scale of the loss of life caused by the pandemic” and that it is “right” that the deaths caused by the pandemic are appropriately remembered.
“Many families never had the opportunity to say goodbye to a loved one,” Twycross said. “Today, we are committed to ensuring that those who died are not forgotten.”
The Labor Party government also said that Day of Reflection would continue to be held in March each year and that it would support new spaces for reflection across the country, including memorial walls.
Britain faced one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe. Ministers of the previous Conservative government, including the then Prime Minister boris johnsonhas faced criticism for its actions, particularly the delay in imposing a lockdown in the country on March 23, 2020. However, other aspects of the country’s response, particularly the rollout of vaccines, have drawn praise.
A national inquiry into all aspects of the country’s handling of the pandemic, including preparedness and government actions, began two years ago and is expected to last until 2027. Its current focus relates to children.