THE family of a care worker who died after contracting coronavirus just months before she was due to retire have paid tribute to the “wonderful” mum-of-one.
Catherine Sweeney, , is believed to have caught the virus while working without Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as a home carer in the area of Dumbarton, Scotland.
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(Care worker Catherine Sweeney, , had died after contracting coronavirus (Credit: Universal News & Sport (Europe))
Her family have hailed the ‘wonderful’ mum who worked as a carer in Dumbarton, Scotland and who gave a ‘lifetime of service’ (Credit: Facebook
Catherine was rushed to hospital last Sunday, but died on Saturday night at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
She was due to retire from her care job with West Dunbartonshire Council next year and is thought to be the second carer in the UK to die after contracting the virus.
Yesterday, heartbroken relatives spoke of their grief after the death of an “amazing” mum- of-two, believed to be the first carer in England to die with coronavirus.
Carol Jamabo, , worked for Cherish Elderly Care in Bury, Greater Manchester but fell ill around a week before her death last Wednesday.
‘LIFETIME OF SERVICE’
In a statement released through the GMB Union, Catherine’s family hailed their “wonderful mother, sister, and beloved auntie” and thanked medical staff who looked after her “heroically”.
The family said: “Catherine was well known, and well respected within the community of Dumbarton, where she was born and raised.
“She was a caring and generous person, especially when it came to her time, having dedicated over twenty years of her life as a Home Carer to unfailingly serving the needs of the most vulnerable in society.
“After a lifetime of service to the community, we know she will be sorely missed, not just by her loving family, but by many others for her incredible warmth, care, and dedication.
“A whole community shares in our grief.”
The Sun revealed last week that 27 People had died in just seven days after the deadly bug “swept” through a care home in Glasgow.
Yesterday, Britain’s death toll climbed to 5, after after more people died with the deadly disease over the past 56 hours.
Positive cases have now reached 70, – up from 58, 960 the day before.
Last night, Boris Johnson was rushed to intensive care at London’s St Thomas’s Hospital as he struggled to breathe and was given oxygen treatment.
In Scotland, the number of people who have died with coronavirus is , after two more deaths were announced yesterday.
At least (medical staff on the NHS frontline have died with the disease, with a leading heart surgeon the latest to die from the killer bug.
Dad-of-two Jitendra Rathod, , has been described as a “wonderful human being.”
There are fears a lack of PPE is endangering care home workers treating residents with coronavirus symptoms.
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Industry leaders and unions have demanded better protection for care workers on the frontline.
Hazel Nolan, GMB Scotland Organizer, said it had been “a sobering and tragic week for our social care sector”.
Ms Nolan said: “The lack of consistency around guidance and the lack of resources to mitigate infection at work is causing frontline workers to lose whatever confidence they had in the response.
“The advice being given is resource led, not science led.
“An untold story of this crisis so far has been the inconvenient truth that the lower paid you are on the frontline of the key worker response, the less protection and resource you get.”
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Nadra Ahmed, executive chair of the National Care Association, said: “The issue we hear most is:‘ I am desperate for masks. Has anyone got any gloves?
“I am down to my last stock.”
To donate to Just Giving fundraising page for Catherine’s family please visit here
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Care worker Carol Jamabo (center) – seen with her sons Tonye Selema (left) and Abiye Selema – is believed to be the first care worker to be identified publicly to be identified publicly after dying with suspected coronavirus
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(Care worker Catherine Sweeney, , had died after contracting coronavirus (Credit: Universal News & Sport (Europe))
Her family have hailed the ‘wonderful’ mum who worked as a carer in Dumbarton, Scotland and who gave a ‘lifetime of service’ (Credit: Facebook
Her family have hailed the ‘wonderful’ mum who worked as a carer in Dumbarton, Scotland and who gave a ‘lifetime of service’ (Credit: Facebook
Catherine was rushed to hospital last Sunday, but died on Saturday night at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.
She was due to retire from her care job with West Dunbartonshire Council next year and is thought to be the second carer in the UK to die after contracting the virus.
Yesterday, heartbroken relatives spoke of their grief after the death of an “amazing” mum- of-two, believed to be the first carer in England to die with coronavirus.
Carol Jamabo, , worked for Cherish Elderly Care in Bury, Greater Manchester but fell ill around a week before her death last Wednesday.
‘LIFETIME OF SERVICE’
In a statement released through the GMB Union, Catherine’s family hailed their “wonderful mother, sister, and beloved auntie” and thanked medical staff who looked after her “heroically”.
The family said: “Catherine was well known, and well respected within the community of Dumbarton, where she was born and raised.
“She was a caring and generous person, especially when it came to her time, having dedicated over twenty years of her life as a Home Carer to unfailingly serving the needs of the most vulnerable in society.
“After a lifetime of service to the community, we know she will be sorely missed, not just by her loving family, but by many others for her incredible warmth, care, and dedication.
“A whole community shares in our grief.”
The Sun revealed last week that 27 People had died in just seven days after the deadly bug “swept” through a care home in Glasgow.
Yesterday, Britain’s death toll climbed to 5, after after more people died with the deadly disease over the past 56 hours.
Positive cases have now reached 70, – up from 58, 960 the day before.
Last night, Boris Johnson was rushed to intensive care at London’s St Thomas’s Hospital as he struggled to breathe and was given oxygen treatment.
In Scotland, the number of people who have died with coronavirus is , after two more deaths were announced yesterday.
At least (medical staff on the NHS frontline have died with the disease, with a leading heart surgeon the latest to die from the killer bug.
Dad-of-two Jitendra Rathod, , has been described as a “wonderful human being.”
There are fears a lack of PPE is endangering care home workers treating residents with coronavirus symptoms.
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Industry leaders and unions have demanded better protection for care workers on the frontline.
Hazel Nolan, GMB Scotland Organizer, said it had been “a sobering and tragic week for our social care sector”.
Ms Nolan said: “The lack of consistency around guidance and the lack of resources to mitigate infection at work is causing frontline workers to lose whatever confidence they had in the response.
“The advice being given is resource led, not science led.
“An untold story of this crisis so far has been the inconvenient truth that the lower paid you are on the frontline of the key worker response, the less protection and resource you get.”
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Nadra Ahmed, executive chair of the National Care Association, said: “The issue we hear most is:‘ I am desperate for masks. Has anyone got any gloves?
“I am down to my last stock.”
To donate to Just Giving fundraising page for Catherine’s family please visit here
.
Care worker Carol Jamabo (center) – seen with her sons Tonye Selema (left) and Abiye Selema – is believed to be the first care worker to be identified publicly to be identified publicly after dying with suspected coronavirus
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BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.
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The Sun has launched an appeal to raise £ 1MILLION for NHS workers.
The Who Cares Wins Appeal aims to get vital support to staff in their hour of need.
We have teamed up with NHS Charities Together in their urgent Covid – Appeal to ensure the money gets to exactly who needs it.
The Sun is donating £ , and we would like YOU to help us raise a million pounds, to help THEM.
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Industry leaders and unions have demanded better protection for care workers on the frontline.
Hazel Nolan, GMB Scotland Organizer, said it had been “a sobering and tragic week for our social care sector”.
Ms Nolan said: “The lack of consistency around guidance and the lack of resources to mitigate infection at work is causing frontline workers to lose whatever confidence they had in the response.
“The advice being given is resource led, not science led.
“An untold story of this crisis so far has been the inconvenient truth that the lower paid you are on the frontline of the key worker response, the less protection and resource you get.”
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Nadra Ahmed, executive chair of the National Care Association, said: “The issue we hear most is:‘ I am desperate for masks. Has anyone got any gloves?
“I am down to my last stock.”
To donate to Just Giving fundraising page for Catherine’s family please visit here
.
Care worker Carol Jamabo (center) – seen with her sons Tonye Selema (left) and Abiye Selema – is believed to be the first care worker to be identified publicly to be identified publicly after dying with suspected coronavirus
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BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.
But while they are helping save lives, who is there to help them?
The Sun has launched an appeal to raise £ 1MILLION for NHS workers.
The Who Cares Wins Appeal aims to get vital support to staff in their hour of need.
We have teamed up with NHS Charities Together in their urgent Covid – Appeal to ensure the money gets to exactly who needs it.
The Sun is donating £ , and we would like YOU to help us raise a million pounds, to help THEM.
No matter how little you can spare, please donate today here
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Nadra Ahmed, executive chair of the National Care Association, said: “The issue we hear most is:‘ I am desperate for masks. Has anyone got any gloves?
“I am down to my last stock.”
To donate to Just Giving fundraising page for Catherine’s family please visit here
.
Care worker Carol Jamabo (center) – seen with her sons Tonye Selema (left) and Abiye Selema – is believed to be the first care worker to be identified publicly to be identified publicly after dying with suspected coronavirus
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BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.
But while they are helping save lives, who is there to help them?
The Sun has launched an appeal to raise £ 1MILLION for NHS workers.
The Who Cares Wins Appeal aims to get vital support to staff in their hour of need.
We have teamed up with NHS Charities Together in their urgent Covid – Appeal to ensure the money gets to exactly who needs it.
The Sun is donating £ , and we would like YOU to help us raise a million pounds, to help THEM.
No matter how little you can spare, please donate today here
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Nadra Ahmed, executive chair of the National Care Association, said: “The issue we hear most is:‘ I am desperate for masks. Has anyone got any gloves?
“I am down to my last stock.”
To donate to Just Giving fundraising page for Catherine’s family please visit here
. Care worker Carol Jamabo (center) – seen with her sons Tonye Selema (left) and Abiye Selema – is believed to be the first care worker to be identified publicly to be identified publicly after dying with suspected coronavirus
Give now to The Sun’s NHS appeal
BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.
But while they are helping save lives, who is there to help them?
The Sun has launched an appeal to raise £ 1MILLION for NHS workers.
The Who Cares Wins Appeal aims to get vital support to staff in their hour of need.
We have teamed up with NHS Charities Together in their urgent Covid – Appeal to ensure the money gets to exactly who needs it.
The Sun is donating £ , and we would like YOU to help us raise a million pounds, to help THEM.
No matter how little you can spare, please donate today here
www. thesun.co.uk/whocareswinsappeal
Piers Morgan begs nation to rally behind sick Boris Johnson – as he persistently coughs through Good Morning Britain (Read More
Give now to The Sun’s NHS appeal
BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.
But while they are helping save lives, who is there to help them?
The Sun has launched an appeal to raise £ 1MILLION for NHS workers.
The Who Cares Wins Appeal aims to get vital support to staff in their hour of need.
We have teamed up with NHS Charities Together in their urgent Covid – Appeal to ensure the money gets to exactly who needs it.
The Sun is donating £ , and we would like YOU to help us raise a million pounds, to help THEM.
No matter how little you can spare, please donate today here
www. thesun.co.uk/whocareswinsappeal
Piers Morgan begs nation to rally behind sick Boris Johnson – as he persistently coughs through Good Morning Britain (Read More
BRITAIN’s four million NHS staff are on the frontline in the battle against coronavirus.
But while they are helping save lives, who is there to help them?
The Sun has launched an appeal to raise £ 1MILLION for NHS workers.
The Who Cares Wins Appeal aims to get vital support to staff in their hour of need.
We have teamed up with NHS Charities Together in their urgent Covid – Appeal to ensure the money gets to exactly who needs it.
The Sun is donating £ , and we would like YOU to help us raise a million pounds, to help THEM.
No matter how little you can spare, please donate today here
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