A UK-based Ghanaian nurse who died from the coronavirus disease has been honoured by her colleagues and staff of security agencies in the county.
The 28-year-old and other departed frontline workers were given a standing ovation for their contribution to the fight against coronavirus.
In a video posted by Bedfordshire Police Department on Twitter, nurses together with personnel from the county’s fire department stood in front of Mary’s workplace and held a minute silence for her followed by thunderous applause.
A great show of support for the NHS tonight @bedfordhospital @LandDHospital by us @BedsFire and @EastEnglandAmb
We held a minute’s silence in tribute to L&D nurse Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong before the applause for#ClapForCarers #clapforourkeyworkers #clapforNHS #ThankYouThursday pic.twitter.com/uOqqCM8zkn— Bedfordshire Police (@bedspolice) April 16, 2020
Mrs Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong was a Labour and Delivery nurse and left behind a husband and her newborn baby girl.
Colleagues at Luton and Dunstable Hospital said Mary was “a fabulous nurse and a great example of what we stand for.”