JOURNALISTS & EDITORS
On 5 March, a 70-year-old woman became the first Briton reported to die of #COVID19. She would'nt be the last
On 5 Sept - 6 months on - #CovidMemorialDay are asking newspapers - national & local - to devote their front pages in memory of those we have lost
.@TIME magazine had devoted its cover to #COVID19 deaths in the US
Last Saturday, we marked exactly 6mths since the first Briton died of #coronavirus
It was also 6mths since PMs #TakeItOnTheChin comments
Today, it’s 6mths since @Peston revealed #HerdImmunity was govt strategy!
Other countries- and their media - have helped put sorrow into words
In May Spain held a 10-day remembrance period
But in Britain, because everything about #coronavirus has become inextricably entwined with politics, even the act of grieving the dead has become a political act.
Last Saturday, vigils were held around the country for all those we’ve lost to #COVID19
And yet the media chose not to cover #CovidMemorialDay
“Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers o-er wrought heart & bids it break.” Shakespeare
bylinetimes.com/2020/09/04/cov…
“We just want to die with dignity"
Coronavirus has taken a brutal toll on Brazil's indigenous peoples.
On 1st January, there will be a Worldwide #CovidMemorialDay to mark one year since the arrival of #COVID19 & to remember all those we have lost. amnesty.org/en/latest/camp…
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