The design for the monument now includes a frontline hospital figure wearing scrubs and a protective face visor
He told Sky News:"This memorial is important, because it shows that we as a country can honour the incredible duty and sacrifice of the millions of men and women who have served in our emergency and health services."
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, BMA council chair, said:"Every death of a health and social care worker is a sobering reminder of how incredibly brave each of them was in the fight against this awful virus, risking their own and their families' lives every day for the good of their patients. A spokesperson for the RCN told Sky News that it's"important the professionalism of nurses during this pandemic is recognised as they have worked tirelessly in treating their patients."Sculptor Philip Jackson is keen to see it built soon.
Next week from Monday to Thursday, Dermot Murnaghan will be hosting After the Pandemic: Our New World - a series of special live programmes about what our world will be like once the pandemic is over.
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