YELLOW Buses drivers will be among those observing a one minute's silence to pay respects to key workers who have lost their lives during the coronavirus crisis.
They plan to pull over to the side of the road, where it is safe to do so, at 11am today.
England's chief nurse and top doctor are also backing the nationwide tribute.
Chief Nursing Officer Ruth May and National Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis will lead NHS England staff in marking the minute’s silence
All of NHS England’s national and regional teams will be asked to pay their respects to the friends and colleagues they have lost over the last two months due to the virus.
They will join partners from the Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Midwives and UNISON in honouring all workers who have died after testing positive for Covid-19.
Chief Nursing Officer Ruth May said: “Every death is a tragedy but we feel the loss of fellow health and care workers particularly keenly.
“I want people across the NHS and the whole country to come together and remember health and care workers who have lost their lives to this cruel virus.”
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